Delaware 2015 General Election

The Green Papers: Delaware 2015 General Election

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Delaware
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	900,877	(0.29% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
Capital:	Dover

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Delaware State and Local Government

Delaware 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

Only registered voters from participating parties may vote in the Primary Election.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Thomas R. "Tom" Carper • First elected: 2000; re-elected 2006, 2012 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990; elected Governor: 1992; re-elected: 1996] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list

		*Democratic*		*Senator Thomas R. "Tom" Carper* • FEC S8DE00079

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Christopher A. "Chris" Coons • First elected in a special election: 2010 (to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Joe Biden [Democrat] in January 2009 in order to accede to the Vice-Presidency of the United States; he replaces Senator Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman [Democrat] who had been appointed by the Governor of DELAWARE to temporarily fill the vacancy.). Re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list

		*Democratic*		*Senator Christopher A. "Chris" Coons* • FEC S0DE00092

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Jack A. Markell • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair
	Candidate list

		~~Democratic~~		~~former state Attorney General Joseph R. "Beau" Biden, III - apparently not a candidate~~ • 17 April 2014: Announced plans to run for Governor in 2016. 30 May 2015: Beau Biden, 46, son of Vice President Joe Biden, dies from brain cancer.
		Democratic		Congressman John Charles Carney, Jr. • 16 September 2015: Announced his run for Governor.

		Republican		state Senator Colin R. J. Bonini • 7 November 2014: Announced his candidacy.
		Republican		Lacey Lafferty

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Elected separately from Governor

Vacant		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Matthew P. "Matt" Denn • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Vacant Office
	Candidate list

		Democratic		Kent County Levy Court District Commissioner Bradley S. "Brad" Eaby
		Democratic		former Sussex County Register of Wills Greg Fuller
		Democratic		state Senator Bethany Hall-Long
		Democratic		Rehoboth Beach City Commissioner Kathy McGuiness
		Democratic		New Castle County Register of Wills Ciro Poppiti, III
		Democratic		City of Wilmington Council Member Sherry Dorsey Walker
	4 November 2014: Lieutenant Governor Matthew P. "Matt" Denn, who was first elected in 2008 and re-elected: 2012, is elected as Attorney General. The Delaware Constitution does not specify a method of filling the position of Lieutenant Governor in this situation. A new Lieutenant Governor will be elected in 2016.

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Open)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
At-Large		Democratic	Congressman John Charles Carney, Jr. • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - 16 September 2015: Announced he will run for Governor in 2016.
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Mike Miller
		Democratic		Lisa Blunt Rochester • FEC H6DE00206
		Democratic		state Representative Bryon Hall Short • FEC H6DE00198; 30 Sep 15; Tot $71,913; Dsb $130
		Democratic		state Senator Bryan Townsend • FEC H6DE01089

		Republican		Rose Izzo • FEC H0DE01025; 30 Sep 15; Tot $93; Dsb $93
		Republican		Hans Reigle • FEC H6DE01071; 30 Sep 15; Tot $48,574; Dsb $18,111

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Attorney General Matthew P. "Matt" Denn • First elected: 2014. Previously served as Lieutenant Governor 2009-2015 and Commissioner of Insurance 2005-2009. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Treasurer Kenneth "Ken" Simpler • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Auditor R. Thomas "Tom" Wagner, Jr. • Appointed: 1989 (by Governor Michael N. Castle); first elected: 1990; re-elected: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Commissioner of Insurance Karen Weldin Stewart • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		Democratic		Paul Gallagher
		Democratic		New Castle County Sheriff Trinidad Navarro

		Republican		former Sussex County Clerk of the Peace George Parish

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 7 incumbents, 15 candidates
	• Republican: 2 incumbents, 5 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Blue Enigma Party
	• Independent Party Of Delaware
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution Links to State Constitutions
	• State of Delaware Online Constitution, Delaware Code, and Administrative Code
	• The Delaware Constitution of 1897 as amended
Election Authority
	• Commissioner of Elections for the State of Delaware
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• Delaware General Assembly
Democratic
	• Delaware Democratic Party
Republican
	• The Republican State Committee of Delaware
Third Party
	• Independent Party of Delaware
	• Independent Party of Delaware
	• The Blue Enigma Party
Media & others
	• Cape Gazette - Lewes
	• Delaware Coast Press - Salisbury
	• Delaware Grapevine
	• Delaware State News - Dover
	• Delaware Wave - Bethany Beach
	• delawareonline.com - Wilmington - New Castle - Georgetown
	• delmarvanow.com - Delmarva Peninsula
	• Dover Post
	• Newark Post - Elkton
	• Politics1.com - Delaware
	• Smyrna/Clayton Sun-Times - Smyrna
	• The Daily Times - Salisbury
	• The Middletown Transcript
	• The Sussex Countian - Georgetown
	• Wake Up Delaware
	• WBOC TV - CBS, UPN - Salisbury
	• WDEL AM - Wilmington
	• WDOV AM - FOX - Dover
	• WGMD FM - Lewes - Rehoboth
	• WILM AM - Wilmington
	• WMDT TV - ABC - Salisbury