2016 Delaware House of Representatives election

2016 Delaware House of Representatives election

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All 41 seats in the Delaware House of Representatives
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout65.35%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Peter Schwartzkopf Daniel Short
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 14th - Rehoboth Beach 39th - Seaford
Last election 25 16
Seats before 25 15
Seats won 25 16
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 226,083 149,871
Percentage 59.51% 39.45%

House results by district
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold

Speaker before election

Peter Schwartzkopf
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Peter Schwartzkopf
Democratic

An election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect all 41 members to Delaware's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including U.S. President, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor and state senate. The primary election was held on September 13, 2016. There was no change in the composition of the House as both Democrats and Republicans held on to their seats, winning 25 and 16 seats respectively.[1][2]

  1. ^ Albright, Matthew; Baker, Karl (November 9, 2016). "Blevins ousted, Legislature balance of power remains". The News Journal. New Castle, U.S.A. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 2, 2023.