2010 Delaware House of Representatives election

An election was held on November 2, 2010 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 14, 2010.

Delaware House of Representatives election, 2010

November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)
All 41 seats of the Delaware House of Representatives 21 seats are needed for a majority
Turnout	49%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Robert Gilligan Gregory Lavelle Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat District 19 District 11 Last election 25 16 Seats before 24 17 Seats won 26 15 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 150,561 136,273 Percentage 51.88% 45.95%
Speaker before election Robert Gilligan Democratic Elected Speaker Robert Gilligan Democratic

Democrats consolidated their control of the House with a net gain of two seats, winning 26 seats compared to 15 seats for the Republicans.

Results

Statewide

Party		Candi- dates	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party	35	150,561	51.88%	26	2
	Republican Party	34	136,273	46.95%	15	2
	Libertarian Party	5	1,165	0.40%	0	–
	Working Families Party	2	773	0.27%	0	–
	Independent Party	3	553	0.19%	0	–
	Unaffiliated	1	463	0.16%	0	–
	Blue Enigma Party	1	440	0.15%	0	–
Total		81	290,228	100.00%	41	–

District

Results of the 2010 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:[1]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	6,044	100.00%	-	-	-	-	6,044	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 2	4,485	100.00%	-	-	-	-	4,485	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 3	3,375	83.15%	-	-	684	16.85%	4,059	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 4	5,298	65.77%	2,757	34.23%	-	-	8,055	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 5	4,921	100.00%	-	-	-	-	4,921	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 6	4,263	51.89%	3,856	46.93%	97	1.18%	8,216	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 7	4,983	56.86%	3,619	41.29%	162	1.85%	8,764	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 8	6,402	63.18%	3,731	36.82%	-	-	10,133	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 9	5,583	51.30%	5,301	48.70%	-	-	10,884	100.00%	Democratic GAIN
District 10	4,314	54.65%	3,580	45.35%	-	-	7,894	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 11	3,318	38.96%	5,198	61.04%	-	-	8,516	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 12	-	-	6,067	88.78%	767	11.22%	6,834	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 13	4,345	90.80%	-	-	440	9.20%	4,785	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 14	6,425	53.67%	5,546	46.33%	-	-	11,971	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 15	6,764	71.33%	2,569	27.09%	150	1.58%	9,483	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 16	5,328	100.00%	-	-	-	-	5,328	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 17	5,108	100.00%	-	-	-	-	5,108	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 18	3,115	52.97%	2,677	45.52%	89	1.51%	5,881	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 19	4,527	73.37%	1,643	26.63%	-	-	6,170	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 20	3,288	37.55%	5,469	62.45%	-	-	8,757	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 21	-	-	5,356	100.00%	-	-	5,356	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 22	2,798	32.67%	5,767	67.33%	-	-	8,565	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 23	4,649	68.38%	2,150	31.62%	-	-	6,799	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 24	3,531	68.35%	1,635	31.65%	-	-	5,166	100.00%	Democratic GAIN
District 25	3,402	65.54%	1,789	34.46%	-	-	5,191	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 26	4,819	96.67%	166	3.33%	-	-	4,985	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 27	4,654	64.94%	2,513	35.06%	-	-	7,167	100.00%	Democratic GAIN
District 28	4,534	67.72%	2,161	32.28%	-	-	6,695	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 29	3,673	41.51%	5,176	58.49%	-	-	8,849	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 30	-	-	5,514	100.00%	-	-	5,514	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 31	3,487	59.12%	2,411	40.88%	-	-	5,898	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 32	2,291	50.18%	1,995	43.69%	280	6.13%	4,566	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 33	3,955	47.83%	4,314	52.17%	-	-	8,269	100.00%	Republican GAIN
District 34	2,393	29.42%	5,015	61.66%	725	8.91%	8,133	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 35	1,995	29.71%	4,719	70.29%	-	-	6,714	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 36	4,440	45.92%	5,229	54.08%	-	-	9,669	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 37	3,189	38.25%	5,149	61.75%	-	-	8,338	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 38	-	-	9,371	100.00%	-	-	9,371	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 39	-	-	4,562	100.00%	-	-	4,562	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 40	-	-	5,342	100.00%	-	-	5,342	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 41	4,865	55.34%	3,926	44.66%	-	-	8,791	100.00%	Democratic Hold
Total	150,561	51.88%	136,273	46.95%	3,394	1.17%	290,228	100.00%

References

1. "2010 General Election (Official Results)". Dover, U.S.A.: Office of the State Election Commissioner, Department of Elections, State of Delaware. Retrieved October 16, 2018.