Delaware has three county boards of election which are charged with the calculation and certification of election results, election dispute resolution, validation of qualified
voter rolls
An electoral roll (variously called an electoral register, voters roll, poll book or other description) is a compilation that lists persons who are entitled to vote for particular elections in a particular jurisdiction. The list is usually broke ...
and of materials used during elections, such as
voting machine
A voting machine is a machine used to record votes in an election without paper. The first voting machines were mechanical but it is increasingly more common to use '' electronic voting machines''. Traditionally, a voting machine has been defi ...
s.
Delaware also has a State Election Commissioner who is appointed by the
Governor
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
and confirmed by the
Delaware Senate
The Delaware Senate is the upper house of the Delaware General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is composed of 21 Senators, each of whom is elected to a four-year term, except when reapportionment occurs, at whi ...
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In a 2020 study, Delaware was ranked as the 18th hardest state for citizens to vote in.
Elections
2024 election
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2024 U.S. Senate
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2024 U.S. House
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Delaware gubernatorial election, 2024
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Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024
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Wilmington mayoral election, 2024
2022 elections
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2022 U.S. House
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Delaware Attorney General election, 2022
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Delaware State Treasurer election, 2022
2020 elections
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2020 Presidential election
This national electoral calendar for 2020 lists the national/federal elections held in 2020 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
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2020 Democratic presidential primary
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2020 Republican presidential primary
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2020 U.S. Senate
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2020 U.S. House
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Delaware gubernatorial election, 2020
The 2020 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Governor of Delaware, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States ...
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Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020
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Wilmington mayoral election, 2020
2018 elections
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2018 U.S. Senate
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2018 U.S. House
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Delaware Attorney General election, 2018
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Delaware State Treasurer election, 2018
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Delaware House of Representatives election, 2018
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Delaware elections, 2018
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Delaware on November 6, 2018. Half of Delaware's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and Delaware's at-large seat in the United States House of Representa ...
2016 elections
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2016 Presidential election
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2016 Democratic presidential primary
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2016 U.S. House
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Delaware gubernatorial election, 2016
The 2016 Delaware gubernatorial election took take place on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor of Delaware, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and election ...
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Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2016
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Wilmington mayoral election, 2016
The 2016 Wilmington mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, to elect the mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. Incumbent mayor Dennis P. Williams ran for reelection to a second term, but was defeated in the Democratic primary on Sept ...
2014 elections
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2014 U.S. Senate
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2014 U.S. House
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Delaware elections, 2014
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Delaware on November 4, 2014. Half of Delaware's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and Delaware's at-large seat in the United States House of Representati ...
2012 elections
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2012 Presidential election
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2012 U.S. Senate
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2012 U.S. House
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Delaware gubernatorial election, 2012
The 2012 Delaware gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012, to elect the governor of Delaware. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jack Markell won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican challenger Jeff Cragg in a landslide ...
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Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012
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Wilmington mayoral election, 2012
The 2012 Wilmington mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. Incumbent mayor James Baker
James Addison Baker III (born April 28, 1930) is an American attorney, diplomat and statesm ...
2010 elections
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2010 U.S. Senate
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2010 U.S. House
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2010 U.S. House
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Delaware elections, 2010
Elections were held in Delaware on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on September 14, 2010.
Federal Senate
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2008 elections
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2008 Presidential election
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2008 Presidential Democratic primary
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2008 Presidential Republican primary
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2008 U.S. Senate
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2008 U.S. House
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2008 Gubernatorial
2006 elections
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2006 U.S. House
2004 elections
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2004 Presidential election
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2004 Presidential Democratic primary
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Delaware gubernatorial election, 2004
The 2004 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2004, coinciding with the 2004 United States presidential election, U.S. presidential election. Incumbent Governor Ruth Ann Minner faced a serious challenge from retired Superior C ...
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Political party strength in Delaware
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Delaware:
*Governor
* Lieutenant Governor
* Attorney General
*State Treasurer
*State Auditor
*State Insurance Commissioner
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Delaware gubernatorial elections A table showing the results of general elections for the Governor of Delaware, beginning in 1792 when the Delaware Constitution of 1792 went into effect, providing for the popular election of Governors.
The Governor serves as head of the executive ...
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List of United States Senate elections in Delaware A table showing the results of popular elections for U.S. senators from Delaware, beginning in 1916 when the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for the popular election of for U.S. senators went into effect. Before 1914, th ...
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United States presidential elections in Delaware
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Delaware, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1787, Delaware has participated in every U.S. presidential election.
Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refe ...
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Women's suffrage in Delaware
Women's suffrage in Delaware began in the late 1860s, with efforts from suffragist, Mary Ann Sorden Stuart, and an 1869 women's rights convention held in Wilmington, Delaware. Stuart, along with prominent national suffragists lobbied the Delaware ...
References
External links
Delaware Commissioner of Elections''official website''
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League of Women Voters)
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Government of Delaware
Political events in Delaware
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