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]

2018 Delaware Attorney General election
November 6, 2018
 
Nominee Kathy Jennings Bernard Pepukayi
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 218,351 137,730
Percentage 61.31% 38.68%
County results

Jennings:      50–60%      60–70%

Pepukayi:      50–60%
Attorney General before election

Matthew Denn
Democratic

 Elected Attorney General

Kathy Jennings
Democratic

Elections in Delaware

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Kathy Jennings, former New Castle County chief administrative officer[2]

Eliminated in primary
  • Chris Johnson, former counsel for the City of Wilmington Law Department[3]
  • Tim Mullaney, former chief of staff for the Delaware Department of Justice[4]
  • LaKresha Roberts, former Delaware Chief Deputy Attorney General[5]

Declined

Endorsements
Chris Johnson
State legislators
City Councilpersons
Individuals
Organizations
  • Blue Wave Crowd Source
  • The Broader Representation Advocacy Team
  • Delaware United
  • Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate
  • The Political Revolution
  • Progressive Democrats for Delaware[8]
  • Real Justice[9]
  • Working Families Party
Kathy Jennings
Organizations
  • Delaware State Education Association
LaKresha Roberts
Organizations
  • Eastern Sussex Democratic Club

Results
Results by county
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Withdrawn nomination

Withdrew

Independents

Candidates

Declared
  • Allen Jester (write-in)

General election

Endorsements
Kathy Jennings
U.S. Vice President
  • Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Governors
State legislators
Political candidates
Organizations
Bernard Pepukayi
Political candidates
  • Scott Walker, Republican nominee for U.S. House in Delaware in 2018 [18]
Declined to endorse
Declined to endorse Bernard Pepukayi

Results
Delaware Attorney General election, 2018[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathy Jennings 218,351 61.31%
Republican Bernard Pepukayi 137,730 38.68%
Total votes 356,081 100.0%
Democratic hold

References
  1. "Attorney General Matt Denn will not seek re-election".
  2. Cherry, Amy. "Jennings running for attorney general, resigns top New Castle County post".
  3. Mueller, Sarah. "Chris Johnson joins crowded Democratic field for Delaware AG".
  4. "Former Beau Biden aide to run for Delaware attorney general". 20 October 2017.
  5. "DOJ's second-in-command running for attorney general - Delaware State News". 10 January 2018.
  6. "Endorsements - Chris Johnson for Attorney General". Archived from the original on 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  7. "Coby Owens on Twitter".
  8. "Progressive Democrats for Delaware on Twitter".
  9. "Chris Johnson for Delaware Attorney General". Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  10. "State of Delaware - Department of Elections · Office of the State Election Commissioner". elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  11. "Longtime Democrat Bernard Pepukayi to run for Delaware AG as a Republican". delawareonline. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  12. Diehl, Josh. "Peggy Marshall Thomas enters Attorney General race".
  13. "Delaware's lone Republican in the attorney general race drops out".
  14. "Lawyer known for suing state plans run for attorney general - Delaware State News". October 25, 2017.
  15. McAneny, DJ. "Republican Tom Neuberger drops from Attorney General race". Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  16. "Chris Coons on Facebook".
  17. "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.
  18. "Log In or Sign Up to View". www.facebook.com. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  19. "State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Election Commissioner. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
Official campaign websites
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