2000 Delaware House of Representatives election
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Elections in Delaware |
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The 2000 Delaware House of Representatives election was held on November 7, 2000, to elect all 41 members of Delaware's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and state senate. The primary election was held on September 9, 2000.[1]
Results
[edit]District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Representative | Party | ||
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1st | Dennis Williams | Dem | Dennis Williams | Dem | ||
2nd | Al Plant Sr. | Dem | Al Plant Sr. | Dem | ||
3rd | Arthur Scott | Dem | Arthur Scott | Dem | ||
4th | Joseph G. Di Pinto | Rep | Joseph G. Di Pinto | Rep | ||
5th | Helene Keeley | Dem | Helene Keeley | Dem | ||
6th | David Ennis | Rep | David Ennis | Rep | ||
7th | Wayne Smith | Rep | Wayne Smith | Rep | ||
8th | David Brady | Dem | David Brady | Dem | ||
9th | Richard Cathcart | Rep | Richard Cathcart | Rep | ||
10th | Robert Valihura Jr. | Rep | Robert Valihura Jr. | Rep | ||
11th | Catherine Cloutier | Rep | Gregory Lavelle | Rep | ||
12th | Deborah Hudson | Rep | Deborah Hudson | Rep | ||
13th | John Van Sant III | Dem | John Van Sant III | Dem | ||
14th | Richard DiLiberto | Dem | Richard DiLiberto | Dem | ||
15th | Bruce Reynolds | Rep | Bruce Reynolds | Rep | ||
16th | William Houghton | Dem | William Houghton | Dem | ||
17th | Michael Mulrooney | Dem | Michael Mulrooney | Dem | ||
18th | Terry Spence | Rep | Terry Spence | Rep | ||
19th | Robert Gilligan | Dem | Robert Gilligan | Dem | ||
20th | Roger Roy | Rep | Roger Roy | Rep | ||
21st | Pamela Maier | Rep | Pamela Maier | Rep | ||
22nd | Joseph Miró | Rep | Joseph Miró | Rep | ||
23rd | Timothy Boulden | Rep | Timothy Boulden | Rep | ||
24th | William Orbele Jr. | Rep | William Orbele Jr. | Rep | ||
25th | Stephanie Ulbrich | Rep | Stephanie Ulbrich | Rep | ||
26th | John Viola | Dem | John Viola | Dem | ||
27th | Vincet Lofink | Rep | Vincet Lofink | Rep | ||
28th | Bruce Ennis | Dem | Bruce Ennis | Dem | ||
29th | Charles Welch III | Rep | Pamela Thornburg | Rep | ||
30th | George Quillen | Rep | George Quillen | Rep | ||
31st | Nancy Wagner | Rep | Nancy Wagner | Rep | ||
32nd | Donna Stone | Rep | Donna Stone | Rep | ||
33rd | Wallace Caulk Jr. | Rep | Wallace Caulk Jr. | Rep | ||
34th | Gerald Buckworth | Rep | Gerald Buckworth | Rep | ||
35th | J. Benjamin Ewing | Rep | J. Benjamin Ewing | Rep | ||
36th | V. George Carey | Rep | V. George Carey | Rep | ||
37th | John Schroeder | Dem | John Schroeder | Dem | ||
38th | Shirley Price | Dem | Shirley Price | Dem | ||
39th | Tina Fallon | Rep | Tina Fallon | Rep | ||
40th | Clifford Lee | Rep | Clifford Lee | Rep | ||
41st | Charles West | Dem | Charles West | Dem |
Statewide
[edit]Party | Candi- dates |
Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | 32 | 154,861 | 53.88% | 26 | ||
Democratic | 31 | 131,972 | 45.91% | 15 | ||
Libertarian | 2 | 347 | 0.12% | 0 | ||
Natural Law | 1 | 247 | 0.09% | 0 | ||
Total | 66 | 287,427 | 100% | 41 |
Detailed Results
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District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 |
Results of the 2000 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:[2][3]
District 1
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Dennis Williams has represented the 1st district since 1994.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Dennis Williams (incumbent) | 5,946 | 100% | |
Total votes | 5,946 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 2
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Al Plant Sr. has represented the 2nd district since 1975.
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Al Plant Sr. (incumbent) | 990 | 54.79% | |
Democratic | Beatrice Patton Carroll | 510 | 28.22% | |
Democratic | Robert Brown | 307 | 16.99% | |
Total votes | 1,807 | 100% |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Al Plant Sr. (incumbent) | 4,380 | 100% | |
Total votes | 4,380 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 3
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Arthur Scott has represented the 3rd district since 1994.
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Arthur Scott (incumbent) | 895 | 52.96% | |
Democratic | Herman Holloway Jr. | 795 | 47.04% | |
Total votes | 1,690 | 100% |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Arthur Scott (incumbent) | 4,780 | 100% | |
Total votes | 4,780 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 4
[edit]Incumbent Republican Joseph G. Di Pinto has represented the 4th district since 1986.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph G. Di Pinto (incumbent) | 4,330 | 58.64% | |
Democratic | Campbell Hay | 3,054 | 41.36% | |
Total votes | 7,384 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 5
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Helene Keeley has represented the 5th district since 1996.
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Helene Keeley (incumbent) | 1,189 | 64.73% | |
Democratic | Paul Falkowski | 348 | 18.94% | |
Democratic | Linda Cannon | 300 | 16.33% | |
Total votes | 1,837 | 100% |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Helene Keeley (incumbent) | 4,311 | 100% | |
Total votes | 4,311 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 6
[edit]Incumbent Republican David Ennis has represented the 6th district since 1983.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David Ennis (incumbent) | 4,814 | 61.36% | |
Democratic | David Dennett | 3,031 | 38.64% | |
Total votes | 7,845 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 7
[edit]Incumbent Republican Wayne Smith has represented the 7th district since 1990.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wayne Smith (incumbent) | 4,697 | 100% | |
Total votes | 4,697 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 8
[edit]Incumbent Democrat David Brady has represented the 8th district since 1982.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Brady (incumbent) | 4,996 | 70.52% | |
Republican | Kenneth Turoczy | 2,089 | 29.48% | |
Total votes | 7,085 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 9
[edit]Incumbent Republican Richard Cathcart has represented the 9th district since 1998.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard Cathcart (incumbent) | 6,040 | 50.65% | |
Democratic | Bethany Hall-Long | 5,885 | 49.35% | |
Total votes | 11,925 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 10
[edit]Incumbent Republican Robert Valihura Jr. has represented the 10th district since 1998.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert Valihura Jr. (incumbent) | 5,548 | 67.62% | |
Democratic | Thomas Popo | 2,657 | 32.38% | |
Total votes | 8,205 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 11
[edit]Incumbent Republican Catherine Cloutier has represented the 11th district since 1998. Cloutier retired to run for the state senate and fellow Republican Gregory Lavelle won the open seat.
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gregory Lavelle | 1,132 | 50.74% | |
Republican | Robert Rhodunda | 655 | 29.36% | |
Republican | Jeffrey Cragg | 444 | 19.90% | |
Total votes | 2,231 | 100% |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gregory Lavelle | 6,090 | 64.27% | |
Democratic | Steven Biener | 3,386 | 35.73% | |
Total votes | 9,476 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 12
[edit]Incumbent Republican Deborah Hudson has represented the 12th district since 1994.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Deborah Hudson (incumbent) | 7,301 | 100% | |
Total votes | 7,301 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 13
[edit]Incumbent Democrat John Van Sant III has represented the 13th district since 1982.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Van Sant III (incumbent) | 5,839 | 100% | |
Total votes | 5,839 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 14
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Richard DiLiberto has represented the 14th district since 1992.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard DiLiberto (incumbent) | 5,161 | 100% | |
Total votes | 5,161 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 15
[edit]Incumbent Republican Bruce Reynolds has represented the 15th district since 1988.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bruce Reynolds (incumbent) | 4,945 | 100% | |
Total votes | 4,945 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 16
[edit]Incumbent Democrat William Houghton has represented the 16th district since 1982.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | William Houghton (incumbent) | 5,034 | 95.32% | |
Natural Law | Nancy Mattson | 247 | 4.68% | |
Total votes | 5,281 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 17
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Michael Mulrooney has represented the 17th district since 1998.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Michael Mulrooney (incumbent) | 5,127 | 73.97% | |
Republican | Michael Shaw | 1,804 | 26.03% | |
Total votes | 6,931 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 18
[edit]Incumbent Republican and House Speaker Terry Spence has represented the 18th district and its predecessors since 1980.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Terry Spence (incumbent) | 3,931 | 58.20% | |
Democratic | Frances Anglin | 2,823 | 41.80% | |
Total votes | 6,754 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 19
[edit]Incumbent Democrat and Minority Leader Robert Gilligan has represented the 19th district since 1972.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Gilligan (incumbent) | 5,658 | 100% | |
Total votes | 5,658 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 20
[edit]Incumbent Republican Roger Roy has represented the 20th district since 1976.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Roger Roy (incumbent) | 7,709 | 100% | |
Total votes | 7,709 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 21
[edit]Incumbent Republican Pamela Maier has represented the 21st district since 1994.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pamela Maier (incumbent) | 6,281 | 100% | |
Total votes | 6,281 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 22
[edit]Incumbent Republicans Joseph Miró has represented the 22nd district since 1998.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joseph Miró (incumbent) | 7,977 | 100% | |
Total votes | 7,977 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 23
[edit]Incumbent Republican Timothy Boulden has represented the 23rd district since 1994.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Timothy Boulden (incumbent) | 3,388 | 54.09% | |
Democratic | Judith Hendricks | 2,876 | 45.91% | |
Total votes | 6,264 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 24
[edit]Incumbent Republican William Orbele Jr. has represented the 24th district since 1976.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William Orbele Jr. (incumbent) | 4,528 | 100% | |
Total votes | 4,528 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 25
[edit]Incumbent Republican Stephanie Ulbrich has represented the 25th district since 1994.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stephanie Ulbrich (incumbent) | 3,613 | 63.94% | |
Democratic | Goodwin Cobb IV | 2,038 | 36.06% | |
Total votes | 5,651 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 26
[edit]Incumbent Democrat John Viola has represented the 26th district since 1998.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Viola (incumbent) | 6,054 | 73.96% | |
Republican | John Megahan | 2,027 | 24.76% | |
Libertarian | Andrew Gregg | 104 | 1.27% | |
Total votes | 8,185 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 27
[edit]Incumbent Republican Vincet Lofink has represented the 27th district since 1990.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Vincet Lofink (incumbent) | 9,474 | 100% | |
Total votes | 9,474 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 28
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Bruce Ennis has represented the 28th district since 1982.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bruce Ennis (incumbent) | 5,340 | 95.65% | |
Libertarian | Terri Lewis | 243 | 4.35% | |
Total votes | 5,583 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 29
[edit]Incumbent Republican Charles Welch III has represented the 29th district since 1994. Welch didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Pamela Thornburg won the open seat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Pamela Thornburg | 4,028 | 56.04% | |
Democratic | Robert Everett II | 3,160 | 43.96% | |
Total votes | 7,188 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 30
[edit]Incumbent Republican George Quillen has represented the 30th district since 1982.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | George Quillen (incumbent) | 4,676 | 69.83% | |
Democratic | Pamela Darling | 2,020 | 30.17% | |
Total votes | 6,696 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 31
[edit]Incumbent Republican Nancy Wagner has represented the 31st district since 1992.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Nancy Wagner (incumbent) | 5,135 | 100% | |
Total votes | 5,135 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 32
[edit]Incumbent Republican Donna Stone has represented the 32nd district since 1994.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Donna Stone (incumbent) | 3,057 | 52.47% | |
Democratic | William Daisey | 2,769 | 47.53% | |
Total votes | 5,826 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 33
[edit]Incumbent Republican Wallace Caulk Jr. has represented the 33rd district since 1984.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wallace Caulk Jr. (incumbent) | 4,535 | 61.94% | |
Democratic | Tommye Staley | 2,787 | 38.06% | |
Total votes | 7,322 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 34
[edit]Incumbent Republican Gerald Buckworth has represented the 34th district since 1980.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gerald Buckworth (incumbent) | 3,817 | 66.50% | |
Democratic | Mary Sherlock | 1,923 | 33.50% | |
Total votes | 5,740 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 35
[edit]Incumbent Republican J. Benjamin Ewing has represented the 35th district since 1986.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | J. Benjamin Ewing (incumbent) | 4,188 | 58.06% | |
Democratic | Richard Lindale | 3,025 | 41.94% | |
Total votes | 7,213 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 36
[edit]Incumbent Republican V. George Carey has represented the 36th district since 1984.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | V. George Carey (incumbent) | 5,352 | 64.37% | |
Democratic | Vance Daniels Sr. | 2,962 | 35.63% | |
Total votes | 8,314 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 37
[edit]Incumbent Democrat John Schroeder has represented the 37th district since 1989.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Schroeder (incumbent) | 9,256 | 65.94% | |
Republican | Ruth Elizabeth Crystal | 4,782 | 34.06% | |
Total votes | 14,038 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 38
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Shirley Price has represented the 38th district since 1997.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shirley Price (incumbent) | 8,811 | 63.89% | |
Republican | Kenneth Sutton III | 4,979 | 36.11% | |
Total votes | 13,790 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 39
[edit]Incumbent Republican Tina Fallon has represented the 39th district since 1978.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tina Fallon (incumbent) | 4,658 | 67.21% | |
Democratic | Michael McGroerty | 2,273 | 32.79% | |
Total votes | 6,931 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 40
[edit]Incumbent Republican Clifford Lee has represented the 40th district since 1990.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Clifford Lee (incumbent) | 6,013 | 100% | |
Total votes | 6,013 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
District 41
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Charles West has represented the 41st district since 1979.
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | J. Scott Evans | 694 | 56.15% | |
Republican | Ruth Briggs King | 542 | 43.85% | |
Total votes | 1,236 | 100% |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles West (incumbent) | 4,610 | 60.14% | |
Republican | J. Scott Evans | 3,055 | 39.86% | |
Total votes | 7,665 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
References
[edit]- ^ "Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2000". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ "Primary Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. September 10, 2000. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ "General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. November 8, 2000. Retrieved February 23, 2024.