2018 Delaware Attorney General election
The 2018 Delaware Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018. The Delaware primary election for federal and state candidates took place on September 6, 2018. Incumbent Attorney General Matthew Denn announced on August 28, 2017, that he would not seek re-election.[1]
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Kathy Jennings, former New Castle County chief administrative officer[2]
Eliminated in primary
Declined
- Matthew Denn, incumbent state Attorney General
Endorsements
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Kathy Jennings |
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LaKresha Roberts |
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kathy Jennings | 46,038 | 56.6 | |
Democratic | LaKresha Roberts | 17,584 | 21.6 | |
Democratic | Chris Johnson | 12,194 | 15.0 | |
Democratic | Tim Mullaney | 5,513 | 6.8 | |
Margin of victory | 28,454 | 35.0% | ||
Turnout | 81,329 | 25.4%[10] | ||
Total votes | 81,329 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Bernard Pepukayi, former New Castle County attorney[11]
Withdrawn nomination
- Peggy Marshall Thomas, former chief Sussex County prosecutor[12][13]
Independents
Candidates
Declared
- Allen Jester (write-in)
General election
Endorsements
Kathy Jennings |
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Bernard Pepukayi |
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Declined to endorse |
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Results
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Democratic | Kathy Jennings | 218,351 | 61.31% | ||
Republican | Bernard Pepukayi | 137,730 | 38.68% | ||
Total votes | 356,081 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic hold |
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References
- "Attorney General Matt Denn will not seek re-election".
- Cherry, Amy. "Jennings running for attorney general, resigns top New Castle County post".
- Mueller, Sarah. "Chris Johnson joins crowded Democratic field for Delaware AG".
- "Former Beau Biden aide to run for Delaware attorney general". 20 October 2017.
- "DOJ's second-in-command running for attorney general - Delaware State News". 10 January 2018.
- "Endorsements - Chris Johnson for Attorney General". Archived from the original on 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- "Coby Owens on Twitter".
- "Progressive Democrats for Delaware on Twitter".
- "Chris Johnson for Delaware Attorney General". Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- "State of Delaware - Department of Elections · Office of the State Election Commissioner". elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- "Longtime Democrat Bernard Pepukayi to run for Delaware AG as a Republican". delawareonline. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- Diehl, Josh. "Peggy Marshall Thomas enters Attorney General race".
- "Delaware's lone Republican in the attorney general race drops out".
- "Lawyer known for suing state plans run for attorney general - Delaware State News". October 25, 2017.
- McAneny, DJ. "Republican Tom Neuberger drops from Attorney General race". Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- "Chris Coons on Facebook".
- "John Carney on Instagram: "Thank you to everyone who came out to the Sussex County Jamboree this weekend! We have a great slate of candidates this year, and I'm…"". Instagram. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- "Log In or Sign Up to View". www.facebook.com. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- "State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Election Commissioner. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
External links
- Official campaign websites
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