United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, 2016

United States House of Representatives elections in Delaware, 2016
Delaware
November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
Delaware's seat to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 1 0
Elections in Delaware

The 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware will be held on November 8, 2016, to elect the U.S. Representative from the state of Delaware from Delaware's at-large congressional district. The election will coincide with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Democrat John Carney, the incumbent representative, will not run for reelection so that he can run for Governor of Delaware.[1]

Democratic primary

Democrats Bryon Short, a member of the Delaware House of Representatives from Highland Woods, and Bryan Townsend, a member of the Delaware Senate from Newark, Delaware, had previously said they would run for the seat it Carney ran for Governor.[1][2] Following Carney's announcement that he would run for Governor, both Short and Townsend declared their candidacies in the race to succeed him.[3][4]

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Potential

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Sean
Barney		 Lisa
Rochester		 Bryan
Townsend		 Other Undecided
Gravis Marketing April 17–18, 2016 1,026 ± 3.1% 12% 8% 19% — 61%

Republican primary

Hans Reigle, a former mayor of Wyoming, Delaware, and the former chairman of the Kent County Republican Party, will run for the Republican nomination.[15]

Candidates

Declared

Potential

References

  1. 1 2 3 Starkey, Jonathan (September 16, 2015). "Rep. John Carney enters 2016 governor race". The News Journal. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ Starkey, Jonathan (September 3, 2015). "Townsend hiring for congressional campaign". The News Journal. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Offredo, Jon (September 25, 2015). "Delaware Rep. Bryon Short declares for Congress". The News Journal. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Offredo, Jon (September 17, 2015). "State Sen. Bryan Townsend announces congressional bid". The News Journal. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Railey, Kimberly (September 17, 2015). "Joe Biden’s Home-State Politics Get a Rare Shake-Up". National Journal. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Offredo, Jon; Jonathan, Starkey (October 26, 2015). "Former state labor secretary enters congressional race". The News Journal. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  7. ↑ Fowser, Mark (October 20, 2015). "Mike Miller of Lewes announces candidacy for Congress". WXDE. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ Albright, Matthew; Duvernay, Adam (April 4, 2016). "Short drops out of congressional race, cites money". The News Journal. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Cohen, Celia (February 5, 2015). "Shadow Primary". Delaware Grapevine. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  10. ↑ Cohen, Celia (May 7, 2015). "The "Open Sesame" Campaign". Delaware Grapevine. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  11. ↑ Cohen, Celia (June 24, 2015). "Chris Bullock Makes His Move". Delaware Grapevine. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  12. ↑ Wilson, Xerxes (September 2, 2015). "Bullock to run for New Castle County Council president". The News Journal. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  13. ↑ Lessig, Lawrence. "the few who could make a difference". Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Offredo, Jon (September 29, 2015). "Bryon Short secures endorsements in Congressional race". The News Journal. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  15. 1 2 Starkey, Jonathan (April 8, 2015). "Republican, former mayor files for Congress". The News Journal. Retrieved April 10, 2015.

External links

Official campaign websites
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