Who's Running? Full List Of Candidates In Delaware

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With just days to go before the first votes are cast in Delaware’s 2022 primary elections, every seat has at least one person running. Some have numerous candidates.

The 151st General Assembly comes to an end in November, meaning all 21 Senate seats and 41 House seats will be up for grabs. The deadline to file for election has passed.

Three of the state’s executive offices — attorney general, treasurer and auditor of accounts — will also be on the ballot. Each office’s incumbent is running for re-election, including embattled State Auditor Kathy McGuiness.

Voters will also decide who to send to Washington as Delaware’s lone United States Representative.

The primary election will be held on Sept. 13, 2022 and the general election will be held on Nov. 8, 2022.

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Two senators, Sen. Ernie Lopez, R-Rehoboth Beach, and Sen. Bruce Ennis, D-Smyrna, have announced they will not seek re-election.

Two representatives, Rep. David Bentz, D-Christiana, and Rep. John Kowalko, D-Newark, have also said they will retire at the end of their current terms. Rep. Andria Bennett, D-Dover, did not file for re-election.

The district previously represented by Gerald Brady, who resigned in Feb. 2022, will no longer exist after November.

During redistricting, a new district was created in the Long Neck and Oak Orchard area of Sussex County to reflect population growth there.

Below is a list of each statewide seat, Senate and House seat, and county office along with the candidates who have filed. Click a candidate’s name to view their campaign website. If you’re not able to click a candidate’s name, they don’t have a campaign website listed with the Department of Elections.

An asterisk (*) indicates a candidate is an incumbent. If there is more than one candidate listed for a given party, there will be a primary election for that seat. If there isn’t, that candidate will advance directly to the general election.

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Statewide Candidates

United States Representative (At-Large)

Democratic Candidate: Lisa Blunt Rochester*
Republican Candidate: Lee Murphy
Libertarian Candidate: Cody McNutt
Nonpartisan Candidate: David Rogers

Attorney General

Democratic Candidate: Kathy Jennings*
Republican Candidate: Julianne Murray

State Treasurer

Democratic Candidate: Colleen Davis*
Republican Candidate: Greg Coverdale

Auditor of Accounts

Democratic Candidates: Kathy McGuiness*, Lydia York
Republican Candidate: Janice Lorrah

State Senate Filed Candidates

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Senate District 1

Areas Served: Wilmington North, Carrcroft
Democratic Candidate: Sarah McBride*
Republican Candidate: No candidate filed

Senate District 2

Areas Served: Wilmington Manor, Southbridge
Democratic Candidate: Darius Brown*
Republican Candidate: No candidate filed

Senate District 3

Areas Served: Wilmington
Democratic Candidate: Elizabeth “Tizzy” Lockman*
Republican Candidate: No candidate filed

Senate District 4

Areas Served: Hockessin, Greenville
Democratic Candidate: Laura Sturgeon*
Republican Candidate: Ted Kittila

Senate District 5

Areas Served: Brandywine Hundred
Democratic Candidate: Kyle Evans Gay*
Republican Candidate: Daniel R. Schmick

Senate District 6

Areas Served: Rehoboth, Lewes, Milton, Dewey
Democratic Candidates: Jack Bucchioni, Russ Huxtable
Republican Candidate: Steve Smyk
Nonpartisan Candidate: Gwendolyn “Wendy” Jones

Senate District 7

Areas Served: Elsmere, Marshallton
Democratic Candidate: Spiros Mantzavinos*
Republican Candidate: M “Sherm” Porter

Senate District 8

Areas Served: Newark
Democratic Candidate: Dave Sokola*
Republican Candidate: Victor Setting II

Senate District 9

Areas Served: Christiana, Brookside
Democratic Candidate: Jack Walsh*
Republican Candidate: Brenda Mennella

Senate District 10

Areas Served: Middletown, Odessa, Glasgow
Democratic Candidate: Stephanie Hansen
Republican Candidate: No candidate filed

Senate District 11

Areas Served: Glasgow, Newark
Democratic Candidate: Bryan Townsend*
Republican Candidate: No candidate filed

Senate District 12

Areas Served: Delaware City, New Castle, St. Georges
Democratic Candidate: Nicole Poore*
Republican Candidate: Bill Alexander

Senate District 13

Areas Served: Bear
Democratic Candidate: Marie Pinkney*
Republican Candidate: No candidate filed

Senate District 14

Areas Served: Smyrna, Clayton, Leipsic
Democratic Candidates: Tater Hill-Shaner, Kevin Musto, Kyra Hoffner, Robert Sebastiano, Sam Noel
Republican Candidate: Mark Pugh

Senate District 15

Areas Served: Harrington, Hartley, Kenton
Democratic Candidate: No candidate filed
Republican Candidate: Dave Lawson*

Senate District 16

Areas Served: Dover, Frederica, Bowers Beach
Democratic Candidate: No candidate filed
Republican Candidates: Colin Bonini*, Eric Buckson, Kim Petters

Senate District 17

Areas Served: Dover, Camden, Wyoming
Democratic Candidate: Trey Paradee*
Republican Candidate: Ed Ruyter

Senate District 18

Areas Served: Milford, Lincoln, Bridgeville
Democratic Candidate: Billy Devary
Republican Candidate: Dave Wilson*

Senate District 19

Areas Served: Georgetown, Long Neck
Democratic Candidate: No candidate filed
Republican Candidate: Brian Pettyjohn*

Senate District 20

Areas Served: Ocean View, Millsboro, Bethany, Fenwick Island
Democratic Candidate: No candidate filed
Republican Candidate: Gerald Hocker*

Senate District 21

Areas Served: Laurel, Seaford, Gumboro
Democratic Candidate: No candidate filed
Republican Candidate: Bryant Richardson*
Nonpartisan Candidate: Sonja Mehaffey

State House Filed Candidates

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Representative District 1

Areas Served: Wilmington
Democratic Candidates: Nnamdi Chukwuocha*, Shané Darby
Republican Candidate: Mark Prescott Gardner

Representative District 2

Areas Served: Wilmington
Democratic Candidates: Stephanie Bolden*, James Taylor
Republican Candidate: No candidate filed

Representative District 3

Areas Served: Wilmington
Democratic Candidate: Sherry Dorsey Walker*
Republican Candidate: No candidate filed

Representative District 4

Areas Served: Millsboro, Long Neck, Oak Orchard, Angola
Democratic Candidate: Keegan Worley
Republican Candidates: Bradley Layfield, Jeff Hilovsky
Independent Party Candidate: Amy Fresh
Notes: District will move from Wilmington to Long Neck in November.

Representative District 5

Areas Served: Bear
Democratic Candidate: Kendra Johnson*
Republican Candidate: No candidate filed

Representative District 6

Areas Served: Carrcroft, Bellefonte
Democratic Candidates: Debra Heffernan*, Becca Cotto
Republican Candidate: Michael Krawczuk

Representative District 7

Areas Served: Claymont, Arden
Democratic Candidate: Larry Lambert*
Republican Candidate: No candidate filed

Representative District 8

Areas Served: Middletown
Democratic Candidate: Sherae’a Moore*
Republican Candidate: David Thomas

Representative District 9

Areas Served: Odessa
Democratic Candidate: Terrell Williams
Republican Candidate: Kevin Hensley*

Representative District 10

Areas Served: Brandywine Hundred
Democratic Candidate: Sean Matthews
Republican Candidate: No candidate filed

Representative District 11

Areas Served: Townsend, Kenton, Hartley
Democratic Candidate: No candidate filed
Republican Candidate: Jeff Spiegelman*

Representative District 12

Areas Served: Greenville
Democratic Candidate: Krista Griffith*
Republican Candidate: No candidate filed

Representative District 13

Areas Served: Elsmere
Democratic Candidates: Larry Mitchell*, DeShanna Neal
Republican Candidate: Carlucci Coelho

Representative District 14

Areas Served: Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach
Democratic Candidate: Pete Schwartzkopf*
Republican Candidate: Carl Phelps

Representative District 15

Areas Served: Red Lion, St. Georges
Democratic Candidate: Valerie Longhurst*
Republican Candidate: Michael Higgin

Representative District 16

Areas Served: New Castle, Minquadale
Democratic Candidate: Franklin Cooke*
Republican Candidate: No candidate filed

Representative District 17

Areas Served: Delaware City, Wilmington Manor
Democratic Candidate: Melissa Minor-Brown*
Republican Candidate: No candidate filed

Representative District 18

Areas Served: Christiana
Democratic Candidates: Martin Willis, Sophie Phillips
Republican Candidates: Gloria Hope Payne

Representative District 19

Areas Served: Stanton, Newport
Democratic Candidate: Kim Williams*
Republican Candidate: No candidate filed

Representative District 20

Areas Served: Milton, Lewes
Democratic Candidate: Stell Parker Selby
Republican Candidate: Dallas Wingate

Representative District 21

Areas Served: Pike Creek
Democratic Candidate: Frank Burns
Republican Candidate: Mike Ramone*

Representative District 22

Areas Served: Hockessin
Democratic Candidate: No candidate filed
Republican Candidate: Mike Smith*

Representative District 23

Areas Served: Newark
Democratic Candidate: Paul Baumbach*
Republican Candidate: No candidate filed

Representative District 24

Areas Served: Newark
Democratic Candidate: Ed Osienski*
Republican Candidate: No candidate filed

Representative District 25

Areas Served: Newark
Democratic Candidates: Cyndie Romer, Edward Klima
Republican Candidate: Lynn Mey

Representative District 26

Areas Served: Newark
Democratic Candidates: Madinah Wilson-Anton*, Kelly Williams Maresca
Republican Candidate: Timothy Conrad

Representative District 27

Areas Served: Glasgow
Democratic Candidates: Eric Morrison*, Michael Hertzfeld
Republican Candidate: John Marino

Representative District 28

Areas Served: Smyrna, Leipsic
Democratic Candidate: Bill Carson*
Republican Candidate: No candidate filed

Representative District 29

Areas Served: Cheswold
Democratic Candidate: William “Bill” Bush*
Republican Candidate: Marc Wienner

Representative District 30

Areas Served: Harrington, Felton
Democratic Candidate: No candidate filed
Republican Candidate: Shannon Morris*
Libertarian Candidate: Justin Brant

Representative District 31

Areas Served: Dover
Democratic Candidate: Sean Lynn*
Republican Candidate: Jason Stewart

Representative District 32

Areas Served: Dover
Democratic Candidates: Phil McGinnis, Kerri Evelyn Harris, LaVaughn McCutchen, Lamont Pierce
Republican Candidate: Cheryl Precourt

Representative District 33

Areas Served: Frederica, Milford, Magnolia
Democratic Candidate: No candidate filed
Republican Candidate: Charlie Postles*

Representative District 34

Areas Served: Camden, Wyoming, Woodside
Democratic Candidate: Ade Kuforiji
Republican Candidate: Lyndon Yearick*
Nonpartisan Candidate: William McVay

Representative District 35

Areas Served: Bridgeville, Greenwood
Democratic Candidate: No candidate filed
Republican Candidate: Jesse Vanderwende*

Representative District 36

Areas Served: Milford, Slaughter Beach
Democratic Candidate: No candidate filed
Republican Candidates: Bryan Shupe*, Patrick Smith

Representative District 37

Areas Served: Georgetown
Democratic Candidate: No candidate filed
Republican Candidate: Ruth Briggs King*

Representative District 38

Areas Served: Bethany, Millville, Fenwick Island
Democratic Candidate: No candidate filed
Republican Candidate: Ron Gray*

Representative District 39

Areas Served: Seaford, Blades
Democratic Candidate: Susan Clifford
Republican Candidate: Danny Short*

Representative District 40

Areas Served: Laurel, Delmar
Democratic Candidate: No candidate filed
Republican Candidate: Tim Dukes*

Representative District 41

Areas Served: Millsboro, Dagsboro, Frankford, Selbyville, Gumboro
Democratic Candidate: No candidate filed
Republican Candidate: Rich Collins*
Nonpartisan Candidate: Joseph DiPasquale

County Candidates

New Castle County

County Council District 1

Democratic Candidates: Brandon Toole, Frank Maule

County Council District 2

Democratic Candidate: Dee Durham*
Republican Candidate: Jamie Collins

County Council District 3

Republican Candidate: Janet Kilpatrick*

County Council District 4

Democratic Candidate: Penrose Hollins*

County Council District 5

Democratic Candidate: Valerie George

County Council District 6

Democratic Candidate: David Carter*

Register of Wills

Democratic Candidate: Ciro Poppiti III

Recorder of Deeds

Democratic Candidate: Michael E. Kozikowski Sr.

Sheriff

Democratic Candidate: Scott Phillips*
Nonpartisan Candidate: John Machurek

Kent County

Levy Court District 2

Democratic Candidate: Jeffrey Hall*
Republican Candidate: Anthony Egipciaco

Levy Court District 4

Democratic Candidate: Dennis Norwood
Republican Candidates: Morgan Hudson, Robert Scott

Levy Court District 6

Republican Candidates: Mitch Denham, Paul Hertz

Levy Court At-Large

Democratic Candidate: Terry L. Pepper*
Republican Candidate: Jason Bonner

Sheriff

Democratic Candidate: Brian E. Lewis*
Republican Candidate: Norman R. Barlow
Nonpartisan Candidate: Aarika Nelson

Recorder of Deeds

Democratic Candidate: D.J. Cox
Republican Candidate: Eugenia Thornton

Sussex County

County Council District 4

Republican Candidate: Doug Hudson*
Democratic Candidate: Nathan Mitchell

County Council District 5

Democratic Candidate: Billy Edwards
Republican Candidates: Keller Hopkins, John Rieley*

Sheriff

Republican Candidate: Robert T. Lee*
Nonpartisan Candidate: James Brittingham

Register of Wills

Republican Candidates: Greg Fuller, Ellen Magee*, Candice Green Wilkinson

Recorder of Deeds

Republican Candidates: Alexandra Reed Baker, Scott Dailey*

* indicates the candidate is the incumbent

This report has been updated for the Nov. 8 general election. Click here for the newest information.