The 2024

Delaware House of Representatives The Delaware State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Delaware General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is composed of 41 Representatives from an equal number of constituencies, each of whom is ...

election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the

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Retirements

Five incumbents did not seek re-election.

Democrats

#District 3: Sherry Dorsey Walker retired to run for Lieutenant Governor. #District 10: Sean Matthews retired. #District 14:

Peter Schwartzkopf Peter C. Schwartzkopf (born January 15, 1955) is an American politician and former Speaker of the Delaware House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the 14th district from 2002 to 2024. His district covers Reh ...

retired. #District 23: Paul Baumbach retired.

Republicans

#District 21:

Mike Ramone Michael J. Ramone (born July 11, 1961) is an American politician from the state of Delaware. A member of the Republican Party, Ramone served in the Delaware House of Representatives from 2008 to 2024, when he resigned to run for governor in the ...

retired to run for Governor.

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

One incumbent representative, a Democrat, was defeated in the September 10 primary election.

Democrats

#District 15: Val Longhurst lost renomination to Kamela Smith.

Predictions

Results summary

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Statewide

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: # # #

Results

Results of the 2024 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:

1st District

Incumbent Democrat Nnamdi Chukwuocha had represented the 1st District since 2018.

2nd District

Incumbent Democrat

Stephanie Bolden Stephanie T. Bolden (born August 16, 1946) is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 2. Career Bolden earned her B.S. from Delaware State University and her M.Ed f ...

had represented the 2nd District since 2010.

3rd District

Incumbent Democrat Sherry Dorsey Walker ran for Lieutenant Governor. Democrat Jose Ortega won the open seat.

4th District

Incumbent Republican

Jeff Hilovsky Jeffrey Hilovsky (born c. 1956) is an American politician. He is a Republican member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 4. Biography Hilovsky was born in c. 1956 and grew up in Long Neck, Delaware. He first attended ...

had represented the 4th District since 2022.

5th District

Incumbent Democrat

Kendra Johnson Kendra Johnson is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 5. In 2018, Johnson was elected after winning a three-way primary race against Ajawavi J. Ajavon and William Res ...

had represented the 5th District since 2018.

6th District

Incumbent Democrat

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 ...

had represented the 6th District since 2018.

7th District

Incumbent Democrat

Larry Lambert Larry D. Lambert Jr. is an American politician. He is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 7. Lambert is part of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, and is an advocate for policies such ...

had represented the 7th District since 2020.

8th District

Incumbent Democrat

Sherae'a Moore Sherae'a Eboni "Rae" Moore is an American politician from the state of Delaware. A Democrat, Moore has represented the 8th district of the Delaware House of Representatives, which encompasses a parts New Castle County, since November 2020. Early ...

had represented the 8th District since 2020.

9th District

Incumbent Republican Kevin Hensley had represented the 9th District since 2014.

10th District

Incumbent Democrat Sean Matthews retired and had represented the 10th District since 2014. Democrat Melanie Ross Levin won the open seat.

11th District

Incumbent Republican

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 ...

had represented the 11th District since 2012.

12th District

Incumbent Democrat

Krista Griffith Krista Mollee Griffith (born October 4, 1972) is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing district 12. Griffith was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 53 ...

had represented the 12th District since 2018.

13th District

Incumbent Democrat DeShanna Neal had represented the 13th District since 2022.

14th District

Incumbent Democrat

retired and had represented the 14th District since 2002. Democrat Claire Snyder-Hall won the open seat.

15th District

Incumbent Democrat House Speaker

Valerie Longhurst Valerie J. Longhurst (born December 17, 1963) is an American politician. She was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives until 2024 and served as speaker her final two years in office. She was first elected in 2004 to repre ...

lost the primary and had represented the 15th District since 2004. Democrat

Kamela Smith Kamela T. Smith is an American politician. She is a Democratic Party member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing the 15th district. Biography Smith grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended the University of Pittsburgh, ...

won the open seat.

16th District

Incumbent Democrat Franklin Cooke Jr. had represented the 16th District since 2018.

17th District

Incumbent Democrat

Melissa Minor-Brown Melissa C. Minor-Brown (born April 19, 1984) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. She serves in the Delaware House of Representatives representing the 17th district. Since January 2025, she has served as the speaker an ...

had represented the 17th District since 2018.

18th District

Incumbent Democrat

Sophie Phillips Sophie Phillips (born ) is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 18. First elected in 2022, she succeeded David Bentz after his retirement from office. She was winner o ...

had represented the 18th District since 2022.

19th District

Incumbent Democrat Kimberly Williams had represented the 19th District since 2012.

20th District

Incumbent Democrat Stell Parker Selby had represented the 20th District since 2022.

21st District

Incumbent Republican

Michael Ramone Michael J. Ramone (born July 11, 1961) is an American politician from the state of Delaware. A member of the Republican Party, Ramone served in the Delaware House of Representatives from 2008 to 2024, when he resigned to run for governor in the ...

retired to run for Governor and had represented the 21st District since 2008. Democrat

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won the open seat.

22nd District

Incumbent Republican Michael Smith had represented the 22nd District since 2018.

23rd District

Incumbent Democrat Paul Baumbach retired and had represented the 23rd District since 2012. Democrat Mara Gorman won the open seat.

24th District

Incumbent Democrat

Edward Osienski Edward S. Osienski is an American politician. He is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 24. He was elected in 2010 after the retirement of Republican William Oberle. Electoral history *In 2010, ...

had represented the 24th District since 2010.

25th District

Incumbent Democrat Cyndie Romer had represented the 25th District since 2022.

26th District

Incumbent Democrat Madinah Wilson-Anton had represented the 26th District since 2020.

27th District

Incumbent Democrat

Eric Morrison Eric Morrison is an American politician serving as a member of the Delaware House of Representatives from the 27th district.Jacob Took"Newcomer Morrison elected to state house in District 27" '' Newark Post'', November 3, 2020. He assumed office ...

had represented the 27th District since 2020.

28th District

Incumbent Democrat William Carson Jr. had represented the 28th District since 2008.

29th District

Incumbent Democrat

William Bush IV William G. Bush IV (born February 1968) is an American politician. He is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing district 29. Bush was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 58 percent of ...

had represented the 29th District since 2018.

30th District

Incumbent Republican Shannon Morris had represented the 30th District since 2018.

31st District

Incumbent Democrat Sean Lynn had represented the 31st District since 2014.

32nd District

Incumbent Democrat

Kerri Evelyn Harris Kerri Evelyn Harris (born December 24, 1979) is an American activist and politician who is the Democratic state representative for Delaware's 32nd district. She was previously a Democratic candidate for United States Senate in 2018, mounting ...

had represented the 32nd District since 2022.

33rd District

Incumbent Republican Charles Postles Jr. had represented the 33rd District since 2016.

34th District

Incumbent Republican Lyndon Yearick had represented the 34th District since 2014.

35th District

Incumbent Republican Jesse Vanderwende had represented the 35th District since 2018.

36th District

37th District

Incumbent Republican

Valerie Jones Giltner Valerie Jones Giltner is an American politician who has served as a member of the Delaware House of Representatives from the 37th district since 2023. She is a Republican. Biography Jones is from Georgetown, Delaware and graduated from Sus ...

had represented the 37th District since 2023.

38th District

Incumbent Republican

Ronald Gray Ronald Adrin Gray (born August 14, 1965) is an American serial killer and rape, rapist whose convictions include four counts of murder, one count of attempted murder and eight counts of rape. His crimes were committed when he was in the United ...

had represented the 38th District since 2012.

39th District

Incumbent Republican and Minority Leader Daniel Short had represented the 39th District since 2006.

40th District

Incumbent Republican Timothy Dukes had represented the 40th District since 2012.

41st District

Incumbent Republican Richard Collins had represented the 41st District since 2014.

References

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