Delaware elections, 2012

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Delaware's 2012 general elections will be held on November 6, 2012. Primary elections will be held on September 11, 2012.

Federal

Senate

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Main article: United States Senate election in Delaware, 2012

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See also: United States Senate elections, 2012

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Carper, who has held the position since 2001, is running for re-election.[1][2] Keith Spanarelli, a businessman, is challenging Carper in the Democratic primary.[3]

Kevin Wade, a businessman, is seeking the Republican nomination.[4]

Andrew Groff, a businessman, is running as the nominee of the Green Party. Groff has also been endorsed by the Libertarian Party.[5][6] Alex Pires, a businessman and attorney, is running as the nominee of the Independent Party of Delaware.[7][8]

House of Representatives

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Main article: United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, 2012

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See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2012

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Representative John Carney, who has held the position since 2011, is running for re-election.[9]

Rose Izzo, a housewife and unsuccessful Republican primary candidate for the seat in 2010, and Tom Kovach, the president of the New Castle County Council, are seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Carney.[10][11]

Bernie August is running as the nominee of the Green Party.[12] Scott Gesty, an accountant, is running as the nominee of the Libertarian Party. Gesty has also been endorsed by the Independent Party of Delaware.[13]

State

Constitutional officers

Governor

Incumbent Democratic Governor Jack Markell, who has held the position since 2009, is running for re-election.[14]

Jeff Cragg, a businessman, is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Markell.[15]

Lieutenant Governor

Democratic incumbent Matt Denn, who has held the position of Lieutenant Governor of Delaware since 2009, is running for re-election.[16]

Sher Valenzuela, a businesswoman, is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Denn.[15]

Margie Waite-McKeown is running as the nominee of the Libertarian Party.[6]

Insurance Commissioner

Democratic incumbent Karen Weldin Stewart, who has held the position of Insurance Commissioner of Delaware since 2009, is running for re-election.[17] Mitch Crane, a lawyer, former judge, and former acting director of the Consumer Services and Investigations under Stewart; Paul Gallagher, an insurance agent; and Dennis Spivack, a former Deputy state Attorney General and Democratic nominee for the At-large congressional seat in 2006, are challenging Stewart in the Democratic primary. Crane has received the endorsement of the Delaware Democratic Party.[18][19]

Ben Mobley, a former investment adviser at Morgan Stanley, is seeking the Republican nomination.[20]

David Eisenhour is running as the nominee of the Libertarian Party.[6]

General Assembly

State Senate

Because of redistricting, all 21 members of the Delaware Senate are up for election. The state Senate currently consists of 14 Democrats and 7 Republicans.

Open seats

District 6: Republican incumbent and Minority Whip Liane Sorenson is retiring.[21]

District 20: Democratic incumbent George Bunting is retiring.[22]

State House of Representatives

All 41 members of the Delaware House of Representatives are up for election. The state House currently consists of 26 Democrats and 15 Republicans.

Open seats

District 1: Democratic incumbent Dennis P. Williams is running for mayor of Wilmington.[23]

District 11: Republican incumbent and Minority Leader Greg Lavelle is running for the 4th district state Senate seat.[24]

District 19: Democratic incumbent and Speaker of the House Robert Gilligan is retiring.[25]

District 20: This is a new seat, with no current incumbent.[26]

District 23: Democratic incumbent Teresa Schooley is retiring.[27]

District 32: Democratic incumbent E. Bradford "Brad" Bennett is retiring.[28]

District 38: Republican incumbent Gerald Hocker is running for the 20th district state Senate seat.[29]

District 40: Republican incumbent Biff Lee is retiring.[21]

References

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