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The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Delaware took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. House from the state's At-Large Congressional District.
Incumbent John C. Carney Jr. (D) won re-election in 2014. He defeated Rose Izzo (R), Scott Gesty (L) and Bernard August (G) in the general election.[3]
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Delaware utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[4][5][6]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by August 16, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 11, 2014.[7]
- See also: Delaware elections, 2014
Incumbent: The incumbent heading into the election was John C. Carney Jr. (D), who was first elected in 2010.
Delaware has a single at-large congressional district, which makes up the entire state.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held the one congressional seat from Delaware.
| Members of the U.S. House from Delaware -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Republican Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
Margin of victory
The margin of victory in Delaware's U.S. House race was 22.5 percent. This was calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes.
Candidates
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General election candidates
September 9, 2014, primary results
Democratic Primary
- John C. Carney Jr. - Incumbent
Republican Primary
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  John C. Carney Jr. Incumbent |
59.3% | 137,251 | |
| Republican | Rose Izzo | 36.8% | 85,146 | |
| Green | Bernard August | 2.1% | 4,801 | |
| Libertarian | Scott Gesty | 1.9% | 4,419 | |
| Total Votes | 231,617 | |||
| Source: Delaware Department of Elections | ||||
Key votes
Below are important votes Carney cast during the 113th Congress.
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[8] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[9] John C. Carney Jr. voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[10]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[11] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. John C. Carney Jr. voted for HR 2775.[12]
Campaign contributions
John C. Carney, Jr.
| John C. Carney (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[13] | April 15, 2013 | $521,357.12 | $47,443.50 | $(34,929.28) | $533,871.34 | ||||
| July Quarterly[14] | July 15, 2013 | $533,871.34 | $161,201.32 | $(148,878.05) | $546,194.61 | ||||
| October Quarterly[15] | October 13, 2013 | $546,194.61 | $174,966.00 | $(41,730.95) | $679,429.66 | ||||
| Year-End[16] | January 31, 2014 | $679,429 | $143,903 | $(98,310) | $725,023 | ||||
| April Quarterly[17] | April 15, 2014 | $725,023 | $121,946 | $(75,436) | $771,533 | ||||
| July Quarterly[18] | July 15, 2014 | $771,533 | $183,059 | $(63,047) | $891,545 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[19] | August 28, 2014 | $891,545 | $75,257 | $(113,593) | $853,208 | ||||
| October Quarterly[20] | October 15, 2014 | $853,208 | $130,350 | $(64,435) | $919,123 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,038,125.82 | $(640,359.28) | ||||||||
Rose Izzo
| Rose Izzo (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| October Quarterly[21] | October 23, 2013 | $0 | $11,500 | $(0) | $11,500 | ||||
| Year-End[22] | January 30, 2014 | $11,500 | $410 | $(6,868) | $5,041 | ||||
| April Quarterly[23] | April 12, 2014 | $5,041 | $175 | $(4,052) | $1,163 | ||||
| July Quarterly[24] | June 30, 2014 | $1,163 | $1,535 | $(1,210) | $1,488 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[25] | August 22, 2014 | $1,488 | $2,755 | $(4,059) | $183 | ||||
| October Quarterly[26] | September 30, 2014 | $183 | $1,567 | $(1,731) | $20 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $17,942 | $(17,920) | ||||||||
**As of the 2014 October Quarterly Report, Izzo's committee owed $12,795 in outstanding loans to Rose Izzo.
District history
2012
On November 6, 2012, John C. Carney Jr. (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tom Kovach (R), Scott Gesty (L) and Bernard August (G) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | John C. Carney, Jr. Incumbent |
64.7% | 238,081 | |
| Republican | Thomas Kovach | 33.2% | 122,062 | |
| Green | Bernard August | 1.1% | 4,085 | |
| Libertarian | Scott Gesty | 1.1% | 3,926 | |
| Total Votes | 368,154 | |||
| Source: Delaware Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, John C. Carney, Jr. won election to the United States House. He defeated Glen Urquhart (R), Earl R. Lofland (I), Brent A. Wangen (L) and Jeffrey Brown (I) in the general election.[27]
| U.S. House, Delaware At-Large District General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | John C. Carney, Jr |
56.8% | 173,543 | |
| Republican | Glen Urquhart | 41% | 125,442 | |
| Independent Party of Delaware | Earl R. Lofland | 1.2% | 3,704 | |
| Libertarian | Brent A. Wangen | 0.6% | 1,986 | |
| Blue Enigma | Jeffrey Brown | 0.3% | 961 | |
| Total Votes | 305,636 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
- United States Senate elections in Delaware, 2014
- U.S. House battleground districts, 2014
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents not running for re-election in 2014
- Contested primaries in U.S. Congressional elections, 2014
External links
- Delaware Elections Division
- Delaware Secretary of State - Primary candidate list
- Delaware Secretary of State - General election candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 22, 2024
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Primary Election," accessed July 22, 2024
- ↑ Delaware.gov, "TITLE 15 Elections, CHAPTER 49. Conduct of Election § 3110 Qualifications of voters," accessed July 22, 2024
- ↑ State of Delaware Website, "Voter Registration," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly" accessed July 18, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly" accessed July 18, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "John Carney Year-End," accessed February 4, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "John Carney April Quarterly," accessed April 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "John Carney July Quarterly," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "John Carney Pre-Primary," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "John Carney October Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Rose Izzo October Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Rose Izzo Year-End," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Rose Izzo April Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Rose Izzo July Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Rose Izzo Pre-Primary," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Rose Izzo October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
