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2012 Delaware House Of Representatives Election
An election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect all 41 members to Delaware's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and state senate. The primary election was held on September 11, 2012. Results Statewide Predictions Detailed Results Results of the 2012 Delaware House of Representatives election by district: District 1 Incumbent Democrat Dennis Williams has represented the 1st district since 1994. Williams retired to run for Mayor of Wilmington and fellow Democrat Charles Potter Jr. won the open seat. Democratic primary General election District 2 Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Bolden has represented the 2nd district since 2010. Democratic primary General election District 3 Incumbent Democrat Helene Keeley has represented the 3rd district and its predecessors since 1996. District 4 Incum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partisan Primary
Primary elections or primaries are elections held to determine which candidates will run in an upcoming general election. In a partisan primary, a political party selects a candidate. Depending on the state and/or party, there may be an "open primary", in which all voters are eligible to participate, or a "closed primary", in which only members of a political party can vote. Less common are nonpartisan primaries in which all candidates run regardless of party. The origins of primary elections can be traced to the progressive movement in the United States, which aimed to take the power of candidate nomination from party leaders to the people. However, political parties control the method of nomination of candidates for office in the name of the party. Other methods of selecting candidates include caucuses, internal selection by a party body such as a convention or party congress, direct nomination by the party leader, and nomination meetings. A similar procedure for selecting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mitchell Jr
John Mitchell Jr. (July 11, 1863 – December 3, 1929) was an American businessman, newspaper editor, African American civil rights activist, and politician in Richmond, Virginia, particularly in Richmond's Jackson Ward, which became known as the "Black Wall Street of America." As editor of the ''Richmond Planet'', he frequently published articles in favor of racial equality. In 1904, he organized a black boycott of the city's segregated trolley system. He founded and served as president of Mechanics Savings Bank. An impressive building was constructed for the Bank on Clay Street and newspaper ads featured Mitchell Jr. He also served as a city alderman for two terms, and was active in fraternal and professional organizations. He ran unsuccessfully as a Republican Party (United States), Republican Party candidate for governor in 1921. Early life and education Mitchell was born a Slavery in the United States, slave in Richmond, Virginia in 1863, shortly before the end of the Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Hudson
Deborah D. Hudson, formerly Deborah Hudson Capano, (born August 16, 1952) is an American politician. She was a Republican member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 1995 to 2019 representing District 12. She earned her BS in human resources from the University of Delaware. Electoral history *In 1994, Hudson won the general election with 4,623 votes (64%) against Democratic nominee Christine Whitehead. *In 1996, Hudson won the general election with 5,322 votes (58.9%) against Democratic nominee Brenda Smart. *In 1998, Hudson was unopposed for the general election, winning 4,772 votes. *In 2000, Hudson was unopposed for the general election, winning 7,301 votes. *In 2002, Hudson was unopposed for the general election, winning 5,939 votes. *In 2004, Hudson won the general election with 6,790 votes (65.2%) against Democratic nominee Harry Gravell. *In 2006, Hudson beat Gravell in a rematch, winning the general election with 5,133 votes (64.7%). *In 2008, Hudson was unoppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Spiegelman
Jeffrey N. Spiegelman is an American politician and a Republican member of the Delaware House of Representatives since January 8, 2013 representing District 11. Elections *2012 When Republican Representative Gregory Lavelle ran for Delaware Senate and left the District 11 seat open, Spiegelman was unopposed for the September 11, 2012 Republican Primary and won with 4,192 votes, and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 4,337 votes (50.3%) against Democratic nominee Lynne Newlin and Libertarian nominee Margaret McKeown. References External linksOfficial pageat the Delaware General AssemblyCampaign site* Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Republican Party members of the Delaware House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Delaware General Assembly {{Delaware-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis E
Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius. The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is sometimes said to be derived from the Greek Dios (Διός, "of Zeus") and Nysos or Nysa (Νῦσα), where the young god was raised. Dionysus (or Dionysos; also known as Bacchus in Roman mythology and associated with the Italic Liber), the Thracian god of wine, represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and beneficent influences. He is viewed as the promoter of civilization, a lawgiver, and a lover of peace—as well as the patron deity of both agriculture and the theatre. Dionysus is a god of mystery religious rites, such as those practised in honour of Demeter and Persephone at Eleusis near Athens. In the Thracian mysteries, he wears the "bassaris" or fox-skin, symbolizing new life. (See also Maenads.) A mediae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Walker (politician)
Rebecca Walker (born March 2, 1968) is an American politician. In 2010, she was elected to represent the 9th district in the Delaware House of Representatives. In 2014, she declined to seek reelection to accept a director position at Widener University, and in 2015, she became deputy director of the Delaware Division of Forensic Science, which had been created months earlier through legislation she had sponsored in her final year in office. In 2021, Walker was indicted on corruption charges for falsifying records between 2015 and 2020 while deputy director. Biography Walker earned her nursing degree from Delaware Technical Community College, her Master's degree in nursing from Wesley College, and her JD from Widener University School of Law. She worked as an emergency room nurse at Christiana Hospital for over a decade. Walker initially ran for a seat in the Delaware House of Representatives in 2006 and 2008, losing both times in the general election to incumbent Republican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryon Short
Bryon H. Short (born March 7, 1966) is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 2006 to 2018. Short earned a BA in psychology from Salisbury University. Electoral history *2007 When Republican Representative Wayne Smith resigned and left the District 7 seat open, Short won the April 2007 Special election. *2008 Short won the September 9, 2008 Democratic Primary and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 6,281 votes (58.6%) against Republican nominee James Bowers. *2010 Short was unopposed for the September 17, 2010 Democratic Primary and won the three-way November 2, 2010 General election with 4,983 votes (56.9%) against Republican nominee Judith Travis and Scott Gesty (who had qualified and received votes as both the Independent Party of Delaware and Libertarian candidate). *2012 Short was unopposed for the September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 7,280 v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debra Heffernan
Debra J. Heffernan (born April 8, 1962) is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 6. Heffernan earned her BS in biology from the University of Delaware and her MS in environmental toxicology from Duke University. Heffernan is a part of the centrist wing of the Delaware Democratic Party. She supported centrist US Senator Tom Carper in the 2018 US Senate election in Delaware over progressive challenger Kerri Evelyn Harris. In 2022, she defeated progressive challenger Becca Cotto in the Democratic primary. Electoral history *In 2010, Heffernan won the three-way general election with 4,363 votes (51.9%) against incumbent Republican Tom Kovach and Libertarian nominee Matthew Flebbe. She was one of only ten candidates to defeat a sitting Republican in a state house race in 2010 according to Ballotpedia. *In 2012, Heffernan won the general election with 7,502 votes (62.4%) against Republican nominee Eric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie George Smith
Melanie George Smith (formerly Melanie George Marshall) is an American politician. She was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 2003 to 2019. Smith was elected in 2002 to represent District 5 after winning the Democratic primary to replace Helene Keeley, who was running for the District 3 seat. The 2002 primary election was the last competitive race during her time in office, and she never faced an opponent in the general election. In 2018, "dogged by questions about whether she still lived in the Bear district she represented," Smith announced would resign at the end of her term. Shortly before leaving office, she was criticized by open government advocates and Democratic Party officials for establishing a private business that would benefit from legislation she sponsored in her last month in office. She had previously stated that the legislation would not "have a material benefit for her" when advocating for the passage of the bill. Smith earn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Brady
Gerald L. Brady (born July 9, 1956) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 4 from 2007 to 2022. He was elected in 2006 after the retirement of Republican Joseph G. Di Pinto. Brady resigned from office in February 2022, stating that he had been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. The resignation followed the spread of leaked emails which showed him using racial slurs towards Asian Americans as well as a shoplifting investigation. Early life and education Brady graduated from Salesianum School and King's College. He is a Chief Warrant Officer Four with the Delaware Army National Guard where he has served since 1981, and a Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Counter War on Terrorism. Controversies Use of racial slur In June 2021, Brady referred to sex workers using the racist and misogynistic term "chink broads." These words were used in an email and was sent amidst rising an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helene Keeley
Helene M. Keeley (born May 15, 1965) is an American politician. She was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 1997 to 2019. Initially planning to run for reelection in 2018, she retired to accept a position as deputy director at the Delaware Lottery Office with an annual salary of $95,000. She had previously been appointed a community relations community for the Department of Labor in 2004 with an annual salary of $46,344 in addition to her salary as a legislator, and was one of several former Democrats to receive a high-paying state job after leaving legislative office. Electoral history *In 1996, Keeley challenged incumbent Democrat Casimir Jonkiert in a three-way primary election for the House District 5 seat, winning by 32 votes with 860 votes total (41.1%) against Jonkiert and Hollis Gaines. She went on to win the general election with 3,326 votes (78.0%) against Republican nominee Michael Brown. *In 1998, Keeley won the general election with 2, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
