Republicans who predicted a red wave in Delaware’s 2022 general election were sorely mistaken.
None of the Republican candidates for statewide office were successful in the election that brought out about 43% of registered voters.
Lee Murphy, GOP candidate for Delaware’s lone congressional seat, conceded in an emailed statement Tuesday night.
“The people of Delaware have spoken, and while I’m disappointed for myself and those who worked so hard on this race, I’m committed now to remaining involved as a voice for Delaware,” Murphy said.
Democrats flipped retiring Republican Sen. Ernie Lopez’s state Senate seat, with Democrat Russ Huxtable defeating Rep. Steve Smyk with about 52% of the vote.
Republicans picked up a House seat in Sussex County, with Republican Jeff Hilovsky beating Democrat Keegan Worley. That seat formerly belonged to Democratic Rep. Bud Freel, and before that, Rep. Gerald Brady. It was moved from Wilmington to Long Neck during last year’s redistricting.
At the same time, Republicans lost the House seat formerly held by Smyk, who stepped down to unsuccessfully run for Senate. Democrat Stell Parker Selby won that House race with about 51% of the vote over Republican Dallas Wingate.
Some races are too close to call, such as the one between Rep. Mike Ramone and Dr. Frank Burns in Pike Creek, which Ramone is leading by some 35 votes.
Ramone appears to have won that race, but Burns said in a social media post that the ballots will be recounted.
“A recount may or may not change the totals enough to make a difference but until the recount process is complete, I am not making a call in this race,” Burns said.
Assuming Ramone pulls through, the balance of power in the state Senate will go from 14 Democrats and 7 Republicans to 15 Democrats and 6 Republicans.
In the state House, the structure is expected to stay the same, with 26 Democrats and 15 Republicans.
Election results as of 12:57 a.m. Wednesday with 516 out of 516 precincts reporting.
Statewide Candidates
United States Representative (At-Large)
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
LISA BLUNT ROCHESTER ✅
Democratic Party
127,010
16,736
34,615
178,361
55.47 %
LEE MURPHY
Republican Party
112,461
5,706
20,010
138,177
42.97 %
CODY MCNUTT
Libertarian Party
2,726
129
219
3,074
0.96 %
DAVID ROGERS
Non-Partisan Delaware
1,563
168
225
1,956
0.61 %
Attorney General
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
KATHY JENNINGS ✅
Democratic Party
122,057
16,162
33,584
171,803
53.83 %
JULIANNE E. MURRAY
Republican Party
119,931
6,256
21,166
147,353
46.17 %
Auditor of Accounts
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
LYDIA YORK ✅
Democratic Party
122,016
16,237
33,480
171,733
54.2 %
JANICE LORRAH
Republican Party
118,061
6,116
20,968
145,145
45.8 %
State Treasurer
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
COLLEEN DAVIS ✅
Democratic Party
120,968
16,123
33,311
170,402
53.64 %
GREG COVERDALE
Republican Party
119,823
6,246
21,224
147,293
46.36 %
State Senate candidates
Charlie Megginson/Delaware LIVE
Senate District 1 – Wilmington North
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
SARAH MCBRIDE ✅
Democratic Party
10,131
1,073
1,999
13,203
100 %
Senate District 2 – Wilmington Manor
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
DARIUS J. BROWN ✅
Democratic Party
6,339
538
810
7,687
100 %
Senate District 3 – Wilmington
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
S. ELIZABETH LOCKMAN ✅
Democratic Party
4,545
430
736
5,711
100 %
Senate District 4 – Hockessin/Greenville
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
LAURA STURGEON ✅
Democratic Party
8,499
996
1,266
10,761
56.58 %
TED KITTILA
Republican Party
7,358
375
526
8,259
43.42 %
Senate District 5 – Brandywine Hundred
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
KYLE EVANS GAY ✅
Democratic Party
7,986
833
1,652
10,471
66.28 %
DANIEL R. SCHMICK
Republican Party
4,644
231
452
5,327
33.72 %
Senate District 6 – Rehoboth/Lewes/Milton/Dewey
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
RUSS HUXTABLE ✅
Democratic Party
5,964
2,022
6,144
14,130
51.48 %
STEPHEN SMYK
Republican Party
8,079
884
4,083
13,046
47.53 %
GWENDOLYN “WENDY” JONES
Non-Partisan Delaware
158
40
73
271
0.99 %
Senate District 7 – Elsmere
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
SPIROS MANTZAVINOS ✅
Democratic Party
6,268
664
731
7,663
58.69 %
M. SHERM PORTER
Republican Party
4,893
204
297
5,394
41.31 %
Senate District 8 – Newark
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
DAVID P. SOKOLA ✅
Democratic Party
6,258
803
1,400
8,461
62.87 %
VICTOR JOHN SETTING II
Republican Party
4,403
188
405
4,996
37.13 %
Senate District 9 – Christiana
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
JACK WALSH ✅
Democratic Party
5,626
633
912
7,171
61.51 %
BRENDA MENNELLA
Republican Party
4,008
157
323
4,488
38.49 %
Senate District 10 – Middletown/Odessa
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
STEPHANIE L. HANSEN ✅
Democratic Party
8,969
722
1,107
10,798
100 %
Senate District 11 – Glasgow/Newark
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
BRYAN TOWNSEND ✅
Democratic Party
7,100
645
1,092
8,837
100 %
Senate District 12 – Delaware City/New Castle
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
NICOLE POORE ✅
Democratic Party
7,983
657
1,585
10,225
62.15 %
BILL ALEXANDER
Republican Party
5,390
182
656
6,228
37.85 %
Senate District 13 – Bear
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
MARIE PINKNEY ✅
Democratic Party
6,871
555
1,185
8,611
100 %
Senate District 14 – Smyrna/Clayton/Leipsic
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
KYRA HOFFNER ✅
Democratic Party
6,448
659
1,296
8,403
51.83 %
MARK PUGH
Republican Party
6,892
268
650
7,810
48.17 %
Senate District 15 – Harrington/Hartley/Kenton
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
DAVE LAWSON ✅
Republican Party
10,173
420
1,220
11,813
100 %
Senate District 16 – Dover/Frederica/Bowers Beach
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
ERIC BUCKSON ✅
Republican Party
7,694
554
1,329
9,577
100 %
Senate District 17 – Dover/Camden/Wyoming
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
TREY PARADEE ✅
Democratic Party
5,132
831
1,588
7,551
64.4 %
ED RUYTER
Republican Party
3,354
225
595
4,174
35.6 %
Senate District 18 – Milford/Lincoln/Bridgeville
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
BILLY DEVARY
Democratic Party
3,317
459
888
4,664
30.03 %
DAVE WILSON ✅
Republican Party
9,305
428
1,134
10,867
69.97 %
Senate District 19 – Georgetown/Long Neck
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
BRIAN G. PETTYJOHN ✅
Republican Party
9,570
772
2,799
13,141
100 %
Senate District 20 – Ocean View/Millsboro/Bethany/Fenwick Island
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
GERALD W. HOCKER ✅
Republican Party
11,039
1,243
4,865
17,147
100 %
Senate District 21 – Laurel/Seaford/Gumboro
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
BRYANT L. RICHARDSON ✅
Republican Party
7,719
424
1,870
10,013
86.78 %
CHRIS DALTON
Libertarian Party
408
44
88
540
4.68 %
SONJA MEHAFFEY
Non-Partisan Delaware
560
186
239
985
8.54 %
State House candidates
(Charlie Megginson/Delaware LIVE)
Representative District 1 – Wilmington
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
NNAMDI O. CHUKWUOCHA ✅
Democratic Party
4,343
432
737
5,512
88.08 %
MARK PRESCOTT GARDNER
Republican Party
629
37
80
746
11.92 %
Representative District 2 – Wilmington
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
STEPHANIE T. BOLDEN ✅
Democratic Party
2,503
223
428
3,154
100 %
Representative District 3 – Wilmington
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
SHERRY DORSEY WALKER ✅
Democratic Party
2,594
221
410
3,225
100 %
Representative District 4 – Millsboro/Long Neck/Oak Orchard/Angola
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
KEEGAN WORLEY
Democratic Party
2,427
656
1,527
4,610
39.66 %
JEFF HILOVSKY ✅
Republican Party
4,991
346
1,326
6,663
57.33 %
AMY S. FRESH
Independent Party Of Delaware
264
27
59
350
3.01 %
Representative District 5 – Bear
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
KENDRA JOHNSON ✅
Democratic Party
3,348
274
600
4,222
79.63 %
ALEXANDER M. HOMICH
Republican Party
849
39
120
1,008
19.01 %
MARK PARKS
Non-Partisan Delaware
61
4
7
72
1.36 %
Representative District 6 – Carrcroft/Bellefonte
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
DEBRA J. HEFFERNAN ✅
Democratic Party
4,892
509
950
6,351
67.86 %
MICHAEL KRAWCZUK
Republican Party
2,664
113
231
3,008
32.14 %
Representative District 7 – Claymont/Arden
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
LARRY LAMBERT ✅
Democratic Party
3,550
309
798
4,657
71.28 %
SHANE S. STONEMAN
Republican Party
1,624
64
188
1,876
28.72 %
Representative District 8 – Middletown
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
SHERAE’A “RAE” MOORE ✅
Democratic Party
3,924
336
499
4,759
58.06 %
DAVID W. THOMAS
Republican Party
3,096
145
196
3,437
41.94 %
Representative District 9 – Odessa
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
TERRELL A. WILLIAMS
Democratic Party
3,534
303
673
4,510
44.1 %
KEVIN HENSLEY ✅
Republican Party
4,833
236
648
5,717
55.9 %
Representative District 10 – Brandywine Hundred
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
SEAN MATTHEWS ✅
Democratic Party
4,454
521
892
5,867
65.3 %
BRENT BURDGE
Republican Party
2,708
141
269
3,118
34.7 %
Representative District 11 – Townsend/Kenton/Hartley
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
JEFFREY N. SPIEGELMAN ✅
Republican Party
5,293
236
328
5,857
100 %
Representative District 12 – Greenville
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
KRISTA GRIFFITH ✅
Democratic Party
5,792
692
1,074
7,558
62.96 %
BEN GREGG
Republican Party
3,887
254
306
4,447
37.04 %
Representative District 13 – Elsmere
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
DESHANNA U. NEAL ✅
Democratic Party
2,834
257
298
3,389
60.69 %
CARLUCCI COELHO
Republican Party
2,000
67
128
2,195
39.31 %
Representative District 14 – Rehoboth/Dewey
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
PETE SCHWARTZKOPF ✅
Democratic Party
4,006
1,197
3,252
8,455
65.05 %
CARL PHELPS
Republican Party
2,909
308
1,325
4,542
34.95 %
Representative District 15 – Red Lion/St. Georges
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
VALERIE LONGHURST ✅
Democratic Party
3,909
347
829
5,085
68.85 %
MICHAEL HIGGIN
Republican Party
1,986
66
249
2,301
31.15 %
Representative District 16 – New Castle/Minquadale
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
FRANKLIN D. COOKE JR. ✅
Democratic Party
3,530
331
481
4,342
100 %
Representative District 17 – Delaware City/Wilmington Manor
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
MELISSA MINOR-BROWN ✅
Democratic Party
3,549
274
540
4,363
100 %
Representative District 18 – Christiana
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
SOPHIE PHILLIPS ✅
Democratic Party
3,236
284
540
4,060
71.49 %
GLORIA HOPE PAYNE
Republican Party
1,446
56
117
1,619
28.51 %
Representative District 19 – Stanton/Newport
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
KIMBERLY WILLIAMS ✅
Democratic Party
3,865
423
381
4,669
100 %
Representative District 20 – Milton/Lewes
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
STELL PARKER SELBY ✅
Democratic Party
2,686
931
3,017
6,634
51.43 %
DALLAS A. WINGATE
Republican Party
3,660
394
2,210
6,264
48.57 %
Representative District 21 – Pike Creek
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
FRANK BURNS
Democratic Party
3,420
329
596
4,345
49.8 %
MICHAEL RAMONE ✅
Republican Party
3,845
215
320
4,380
50.2 %
*The ballots in this race will be recounted.
Representative District 22 – Hockessin
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
MICHAEL F. SMITH ✅
Republican Party
6,490
482
510
7,482
100 %
Representative District 23 – Newark
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
PAUL BAUMBACH ✅
Democratic Party
3,522
449
850
4,821
61.52 %
BRITTANY RAMONE GOMEZ
Republican Party
2,669
107
240
3,016
38.48 %
Representative District 24 – Newark
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
EDWARD OSIENSKI ✅
Democratic Party
2,846
304
493
3,643
66.41 %
JOAN E. GODWIN
Republican Party
1,652
74
117
1,843
33.59 %
Representative District 25 – Newark
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
CYNDIE ROMER ✅
Democratic Party
2,979
329
589
3,897
64.57 %
LYNN MEY
Republican Party
1,887
88
163
2,138
35.43 %
Representative District 26 – Newark
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
MADINAH WILSON-ANTON ✅
Democratic Party
2,907
262
439
3,608
70.47 %
TIMOTHY S. CONRAD
Republican Party
1,358
52
102
1,512
29.53 %
Representative District 27 – Glasgow
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
ERIC MORRISON ✅
Democratic Party
3,957
325
552
4,834
53.36 %
JOHN MARINO
Republican Party
3,780
138
308
4,226
46.64 %
Representative District 28 – Smyrna/Leipsic
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
BILL CARSON ✅
Democratic Party
3,429
400
722
4,551
100 %
Representative District 29 – Cheswold
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
WILLIAM BUSH ✅
Democratic Party
3,452
493
1,236
5,181
58.54 %
MARC WIENNER
Republican Party
3,033
127
510
3,670
41.46 %
Representative District 30 – Harrington/Felton
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
SHANNON MORRIS ✅
Republican Party
5,243
159
594
5,996
90.15 %
JUSTIN BRANT
Libertarian Party
512
74
69
655
9.85 %
Representative District 31 – Dover
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
SEAN M. LYNN ✅
Democratic Party
2,408
447
834
3,689
65.51 %
JASON STEWART
Republican Party
1,511
132
299
1,942
34.49 %
Representative District 32 – Dover
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
KERRI EVELYN HARRIS ✅
Democratic Party
1,944
280
466
2,690
57.96 %
CHERYL PRECOURT
Republican Party
1,626
77
248
1,951
42.04 %
Representative District 33 – Frederica/Milford/Magnolia
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
CHARLES S. POSTLES JR. ✅
Republican Party
4,486
249
968
5,703
100 %
Representative District 34 – Camden/Wyoming/Woodside
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
ADEWUNMI “ADE” KUFORIJI
Democratic Party
2,205
330
670
3,205
38.77 %
LYNDON D. YEARICK ✅
Republican Party
4,104
262
584
4,950
59.88 %
WILLIAM MCVAY
Non-Partisan Delaware
87
12
12
111
1.34 %
Representative District 35 – Bridgeville/Greenwood
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
JESSE R. VANDERWENDE ✅
Republican Party
4,763
284
691
5,738
100 %
Representative District 36 – Milford/Slaughter Beach
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
BRYAN W. SHUPE ✅
Republican Party
5,015
287
589
5,891
100 %
Representative District 37 – Georgetown
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
RUTH BRIGGS KING ✅
Republican Party
3,905
310
1,288
5,503
100 %
Representative District 38 – Bethany/Millville/Fenwick Island
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
RONALD E. GRAY ✅
Republican Party
5,874
875
3,825
10,574
100 %
Representative District 39 – Seaford/Blades
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
SUSAN CLIFFORD
Democratic Party
1,161
204
453
1,818
29.51 %
DANIEL B. SHORT ✅
Republican Party
3,239
217
886
4,342
70.49 %
Representative District 40 – Laurel/Delmar
Candidate Name
Party Name
Machine Votes
Absentee Votes
Early Voting Votes
Total Votes
Percentage
TIMOTHY D. DUKES ✅
Republican Party
4,133
234
1,137
5,504
100 %
Representative District 41 – Millsboro/Frankford/Gumboro
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