2014 Delaware House of Representatives election

2014 Delaware House of Representatives election

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All 41 seats in the Delaware House of Representatives
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout39%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Peter Schwartzkopf Daniel Short
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 14th - Rehoboth Beach 39th - Seaford
Last election 27 14
Seats before 27 14
Seats won 25 16
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2
Popular vote 120,397 87,527
Percentage 57.19% 41.58%
Swing Decrease5.03% Increase4.75%

House results by district
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain

Speaker before election

Peter Schwartzkopf
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Peter Schwartzkopf
Democratic

An election was held on November 4, 2014 to elect all 41 members to Delaware's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and state senate. The primary election was held on September 9, 2014. Democrats retained control of the House despite losing two seats, winning 25 seats compared to 16 seats for the Republicans.[1][2]

  1. ^ Burke, Melissa Nann; Offredo, Jon; Fisher, James (November 4, 2014). "Election results in Delaware legislative races". The News Journal. New Castle, U.S.A. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2014". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 9, 2023.