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U.S. Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (left) and Sen.-elect Lisa Blunt Rochester (right). (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Delaware Democrats continued their stranglehold on elective politics Tuesday with victories in all five statewide races up for grabs, and increased their dominance in the General Assembly.
Democrats still hold all nine statewide elective offices — as they have since 2018 — buoyed this cycle with runaway victories in the races for open seats in the U.S. Senate, U.S. Representative, governor, lieutenant governor and for insurance commissioner, which two-term incumbent Trinidad Navarro also won by a landslide.
In the state House of Representatives, where all seats and two-year terms were on the ballot, Democrats increased their margin by one to 27-14. In the state Senate, where 10 seats and their four-year terms were up for grabs, Democrats kept their 15-6 advantage.
In the race to succeed hometown President Joe Biden, Delaware voters picked Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris over Republican former President Donald Trump. Harris, who won 56% to 42% for Trump, will be awarded the state’s three electoral votes.
Democrats outnumber Republicans by a nearly two-to-one margin in Delaware.
The results of each race are below. The state Department of Elections results page has vote tallies and percentages for each candidate.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester defeated Republican first-time candidate
Eric Hansen and the Independent Party’s Mike Katz, a former Democratic state senator. Blunt Rochester will succeed four-term U.S. Senator Tom Carper, a former governor and U.S. representative who is 77 years old and had announced last year he would not seek reelection.
Democratic state Sen. Sarah McBride defeated Republican political newcomer John Whalen for Blunt Rochester’s seat. McBride will become America’s first transgender member of Congress.
Democratic New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer defeated Republican Mike Ramone. Meyer, who won a three-way primary for his party’s nomination, will succeed John Carney, who by state law could not seek a third four-year term.
Democratic state Sen. Kyle Evans Gay defeated Republican former Rep. Ruth Briggs King.
Democratic two-term incumbent Trinidad Navarro defeated Republican Ralph Taylor, a former Dover City Council member.
Democratic incumbent Darius Brown defeated the Conservative Party’s John Roe.
Democratic incumbent Elizabeth Lockman was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Laura Sturgeon was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Russ Huxtable defeated Republican Kim Hoey Stevenson.
Democratic incumbent Stephanie L. Hansen was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Bryan Townsend was unopposed.
Republican incumbent Eric Buckson was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Trey Paradee was unopposed.
Republican incumbent Dave Wilson was unopposed.
Republican incumbent Bryant Richardson was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Stephanie Bolden was unopposed.
Democrat Josue O. Ortega was unopposed.
Republican incumbent Jeff Hilovsky defeated Democrat Gregg Lindner.
Democratic incumbent Kendra Johnson was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Debra Heffernan defeated Republican Michael Krawczuk.
Democratic incumbent Larry Lambert defeated Republican Shane Stoneman.
Democratic incumbent Sherae’a “Rae” Moore defeated Republican Chris Beronio.
Republican incumbent Kevin Hensley defeated Democrat Terrell Williams.
Democrat Melanie Ross Levin defeated Republican Brent Burdge.
Democratic incumbent Krista Griffith defeated Republican Steve Pickering.
Democratic incumbent DeShanna Neal defeated Republican Danny Rappe.
Democrat Claire Snyder-Hall defeated Republican Mike Simpler.
Democrat Kamela Smith was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Franklin Cooke was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Melissa Minor-Brown was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Sophie Phillips was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Kim Williams defeated Republican Alex Homich.
Democratic incumbent Stell Parker Selby defeated Republican Nikki Miller.
Democrat Frank Burns defeated Republican Brenda Mennella.
Republican incumbent Mike Smith defeated Democrat Monica Beard.
Democrat Mara Gorman was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Ed Osienski defeated Republican Joan Godwin.
Democratic incumbent Cyndie Romer defeated Republican David Hansberger.
Democratic incumbent Madinah Wilson-Anton was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Eric Morrison defeated Republican Kristina Griffing.
Democratic incumbent William Carson was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent William Bush defeated Republican Anthony Egipciaco Jr.
Republican incumbent Shannon Morris was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Sean Lynn was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Kerri Evelyn Harris defeated Republican Amy Spampinato.
Republican incumbent Charles Postles Jr. was unopposed.
Republican incumbent Lyndon Yearick defeated Democrat Tracey Miller.
Republican incumbent Jesse Vanderwende was unopposed.
Republican incumbent Bryan Shupe defeated Democrat Rony Baltazar-Lopez.
Republican incumbent Valerie Jones Giltner was unopposed.
Republican incumbent Ronald Gray was unopposed.
Republican incumbent Daniel Short was unopposed.
Republican incumbent Timothy Dukes was unopposed.
Republican incumbent Rich Collins defeated Democrat Tom Brett.
Democrat John Carney, the incumbent governor, was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent DeWayne Sims was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Trippi Congo was unopposed.
Democrat Coby Owens was unopposed.
Democrat Shané Darby was unopposed.
Democrat Zanthia Oliver was unopposed.
Democrat Michelle Harlee was unopposed.
Democrat Christian Willauer was unopposed.
Democrat Yolanda McCoy was unopposed.
Democrat Chris Johnson was unopposed.
Democrat Nathan Field was unopposed.
Democratic incumbents Latisha Bracy and Maria D. Cabrera and Democrat Alexander Hackett were unopposed.
Republican incumbent James Spadola defeated Republican Shawn Dottery.
Democrat Marcus Henry was unopposed.
Democrat Monique Johns defeated Republican Melissa Brayman.
Democratic incumbent George Smiley was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent John Cartier defeated Republican Michael Senisch.
Democratic incumbent Timothy Sheldon was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Jea Street was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent David Tackett was unopposed.
Democrat Kevin Caneco was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Lisa Darrah was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Joanne Masten was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Allan Angel was unopposed.
Democratic incumbent Jody Sweeney was unopposed.
Democrat incumbent Brenda Wootten defeated Republican Marc Wienner.
Republican Colin Bonini defeated Democrat D.J. Cox.
Republican Matt Lloyd was unopposed.
Republican Steve McCarron was unopposed.
Democrat Jane Gruenebaum defeated Republican incumbent Mark Schaeffer.
Republican incumbent Norman “Jay” Jones Jr. was unopposed.
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