Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2024
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| Primäre | September 10, 2024 |
| Allgemein | November 5, 2024 |
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Elections for the Delaware House of Representatives will take place in 2024. The general election is on November 5, 2024. The primary was September 10, 2024. The filing deadline was July 9, 2024.
The Delaware House of Representatives is one of 85 state legislative chambers holding elections in 2024. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
Party control
| Party | As of September 2024 | |
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| Democratic Party | 26 | |
| Republican Party | 15 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | |
Candidates
General election
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| District 2 |
Stephanie Bolden (i) |
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| District 4 |
Jeff Hilovsky (i) |
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| District 5 |
Kendra Johnson (i) |
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| District 6 |
Debra Heffernan (i) |
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| District 7 |
Larry Lambert (i) |
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| District 8 |
Sherae'a Moore (i) |
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| District 9 |
Kevin Hensley (i) |
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| District 12 |
Krista Griffith (i) |
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| District 13 |
DeShanna Neal (i) |
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| District 18 |
Sophie Phillips (i) |
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| District 20 |
Stell Selby (i) |
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| District 21 |
Primary results pending |
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| District 22 |
Michael Smith (i) |
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| District 25 |
Cyndie Romer (i) |
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| District 27 |
Eric Morrison (i) |
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| District 29 |
William Bush (i) |
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| District 30 |
Shannon Morris (i) |
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| District 31 |
Sean Lynn (i) |
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| District 33 |
Charles Postles (i) |
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| District 36 |
Primary results pending |
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| District 38 |
Ronald Gray (i) |
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| District 39 |
Daniel Short (i) |
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| District 40 |
Timothy Dukes (i) |
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| District 41 |
Richard Collins (i) |
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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate ConnectionPrimäre
Delaware House of Representatives primary 2024 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 3 |
Branden Dominguez (unofficially withdrew) |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 11 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 12 |
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| District 13 |
Did not make the ballot: |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 14 |
Kathy McGuiness Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 15 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 16 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 17 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Did not make the ballot: |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. Did not make the ballot: |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Delaware
Incumbents who did not advance to the general election
- See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 14, 2024
Incumbents defeated in primaries
One incumbent lost in primaries. This was less than the average of 1.3 incumbent defeats per cycle from 2010 to 2022. As of September 13, 2024, one race featuring an incumbent remained uncalled.
| Name | Party | Office |
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| Valerie Longhurst |  Democratic |
House District 15 |
Retiring incumbents
Four incumbents did not file for re-election in 2024.[1] That is more than the average number of incumbents who did not run for re-election from 2010-2022 (2.4). Those incumbents were:
Primary election competitiveness
This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Delaware. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Delaware in 2024. Information below was calculated on July 24, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Delaware has 13 contested state legislative primaries this year, one less than in 2022 when 14 state legislative primaries were contested.
Of the 13 contested primaries, 10 are for Democrats and three are for Republicans. For Democrats, this is one less than in 2022 when there were 11 Democratic primaries. The three Republican primaries are the same number as in 2022.
Seven incumbents face primary challenges, representing 15.2% of all 46 incumbents running for re-election. This is nearly equivalent to the average number (7.29) and percentage (14.6%) of contested incumbents from 2010-2022. The average number of incumbents running across all state legislative elections from 2010-2022 was 48.86.
Of the 7 incumbents in contested primaries, five are Democrats and two are Republicans.
Overall, 81 major party candidates—52 Democrats and 32 Republicans—filed to run. All 41 House seats and 10 of 21 Senate seats are up for election.
Five of those seats (8.1%) are open, meaning no incumbents filed, and newcomers will hold those seats next year. This is slightly below 5.7 (9.2%), the average number of incumbents who retired each election year from 2010-2022.
Delaware has had a Democratic trifecta since the party won control of the House in 2008. Democrats currently have a 26-15 majority in the House and a 15-6 majority in the Senate. As of July 24, 2024, there were 23 Republican trifectas, 17 Democratic trifectas, and 10 divided governments where neither party held trifecta control.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Delaware House of Representatives from 2010 to 2024.[2]
| Open Seats in Delaware House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2024 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2024 | 41 | 5 (12 percent) | 46 (88 percent) |
| 2022 | 41 | 4 (10 percent) | 37 (90 percent) |
| 2020 | 41 | 1 (2 percent) | 40 (98 percent) |
| 2018 | 41 | 10 (24 percent) | 31 (76 percent) |
| 2016 | 41 | 1 (2 percent) | 40 (98 percent) |
| 2014 | 41 | 2 (5 percent) | 39 (95 percent) |
| 2012 | 41 | 7 (17 percent) | 34 (83 percent) |
| 2010 | 41 | 5 (12 percent) | 36 (88 percent) |
Process to become a candidate
See statutes: Title 15 of the Delaware Code
Major party candidates
A major party candidate may be nominated in one of two ways: by filing a notice of candidacy or by being nominated at convention.[3]
Filing a notice of candidacy
To be nominated at the primary election, a major party candidate must file by this method. The candidate must first file a notice of candidacy. If filing for a statewide office, the candidate must file this form with the chair of the state committee of his or her party. If seeking district office, the candidate must file this form with the chair of the county committee of his or her party. The notice of candidacy must include the signature, printed name, and address of the candidate. A candidate must be a registered member of the party he or she is seeking to represent in the election.[4][5]
A major party candidate must file a copy of the original notice of candidacy with the state election commissioner and pay the party filing fee by noon on the second Tuesday in July. Filing fees are determined by the political parties but cannot be greater than 1 percent of the total salary for the entire term of the office being sought by the candidate.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
A candidate may file an in-lieu-of-filing-fee petition if he or she is considered indigent by the state. To be considered indigent by the state, the candidate must be receiving benefits under the Supplemental Security Income Program for Aged, Blind, and Disabled, or the state election commissioner must determine that the candidate meets the income and resources test to receive such benefits. In order to determine indigent status, the candidate must provide copies of his or her income tax returns and must authorize the state election commissioner to receive any other information that might be needed from banks, credit reporting services, etc.[7]
The in-lieu-of-filing-fee petition must be signed by a number of registered voters equal to 1 percent of all registered voters in the election district(s) in which the candidate will appear on the ballot. These petitions cannot be circulated until after January 1 of the year of the election in which the candidate is running.[7]
Nomination at a party convention
A major party candidate may be nominated at a state convention only for offices for which no candidate has filed or for offices for which minor party candidates have been selected. A candidate nominated at a convention must be registered with the party he or she seeks to represent at the time of the convention. Conventions to nominate such candidates must be held before August 1 of the year of the election. If any candidates are nominated by convention, the presiding officer and secretary of the convention must submit a certificate of nomination to the state election commissioner by September 1 in the year of the election. If September 1 falls on a weekend or holiday, this certificate must be filed by the next business day.[3][11]
Minor party candidates
Minor party candidates are selected by conventions. To be nominated at a convention, a candidate must be a registered member of the minor party. These nominating conventions must be held on or before August 1 in the year of the election. For a candidate for statewide office, the party must file a nominating resolution with the state election commissioner by 4:30 p.m. on August 15 in the year of the election. For a candidate for a district office, the party must file a nominating resolution with the appropriate local election official by 4:30 p.m. on August 15 in the year of the election. A nominating resolution must contain the candidate's name and address and the office for which he or she was nominated. Certificates of nomination for each candidate must be filed by September 1 in the year of the election.[11]
Unaffiliated candidates
Unaffiliated candidates petition to gain access to the general election ballot. An unaffiliated candidate must collect signatures equal to 1 percent of all eligible voters as of December 31 of the year prior to the election. The petition can be circulated between January 1 and July 15 of the election year and must be filed with the department of elections in each county in which the petition was circulated. An unaffiliated candidate must also file a sworn declaration stating that he or she has not been affiliated with any political party for at least three months prior to filing as an unaffiliated candidate. This form is filed with the state election commissioner.[12]
Write-in candidates
Write-in candidates are only permitted to run in general or special elections. To have his or her votes counted, a write-in candidate must file a declaration form. If running for statewide office, the candidate must file this form with the state election commissioner. If running for a district office, the form must be filed with the appropriate local department of elections.[13][14]
A candidate cannot run as a write-in if he or she has already been placed on the general election ballot. Additionally, a candidate cannot run as a write-in if he or she withdrew as a candidate in the same election year.[14]
Residency requirements
A candidate for elective office must provide the state election commissioner with proof of residency. Proof of residency must show that the candidate lives in the district or area that the candidate seeks to represent.[15]
Qualifications
Article II, Section 3 of the Delaware Constitution states: "No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained the age of twenty-four years, and have been a citizen and inhabitant of the State three years next preceding the day of his election, and the last year of that term an inhabitant of the Representative District in which he shall be chosen, unless he shall have been absent on the public business of the United States or of this State."
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[16] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $50,678/year | No per diem is paid. |
When sworn in
Delaware legislators assume office the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November (the day after election day).[17][18]
Delaware political history
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
Delaware Party Control: 1992-2024
Sixteen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Governor | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Presidential politics in Delaware
2020
- See also: Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in Delaware, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
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Popular votes |
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| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
58.7
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296,268 | 3 |
 
| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
39.8
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200,603 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
1.0
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5,000 | 0 | |
 
| Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G) |
0.4
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2,139 | 0 | |
 | Ye (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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169 | 0 | |
 | Brian T. Carroll (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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87 | 0 | |
 
| Jade Simmons/Claudeliah Roze (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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28 | 0 | |
 | Gloria La Riva (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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14 | 0 | |
 | Mark Charles (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) |
0.0
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8 | 0 | |
 | Barbara Ruth Bellar (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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7 | 0 | |
 
| Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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5 | 0 | |
 | Shawn W. Howard (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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4 | 0 | |
 | Dennis Ball (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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3 | 0 | |
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| Todd Cella (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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2 | 0 | |
 | Princess Khadijah Maryam Jacob-Fambro (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) |
0.0
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2 | 0 | |
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| Mitchell Williams (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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2 | 0 | |
 | President Boddie (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) |
0.0
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1 | 0 | |
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| Kathryn Gibson (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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1 | 0 | |
 
| Tom Hoefling/Andy Prior (Unaffiliated) |
0.0
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1 | 0 | |
 | Deborah Rouse (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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1 | 0 | |
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| Kasey Wells (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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1 | 0 | |
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Total votes: 504,346 |
2016
- See also: Presidential election, 2016
| U.S. presidential election, Delaware, 2016 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic |  Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine |
53.4% | 235,603 | 3 | |
| Republican | Donald Trump/Mike Pence | 41.9% | 185,127 | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 3.3% | 14,757 | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 1.4% | 6,103 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 441,590 | 3 | |||
| Election results via: Delaware Department of Elections | |||||
Delaware presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 15 Democratic wins
- 16 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Delaware Code, "Title 15, Chapter 33, Section 3301," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Delaware Code, "Title 15, Chapter 31, Subchapter I, Section 3101A," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Delaware Code, "Title 15, Chapter 31, Subchapter I, Section 3106," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Delaware Code, "Title 15, Chapter 31, Subchapter I, Section 3101," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Delaware Code, "Title 15, Chapter 31, Subchapter I, Section 3103," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Delaware Democratic Party, "List of Filing Fees," December 4, 2013
- ↑ Republican State Committee of Delaware, "List of Filing Fees," January 17, 2014
- ↑ This information comes from email correspondence with the Delaware Democratic Party.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Delaware Code, "Title 15, Chapter 33, Section 3303," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Delaware Code, "Title 15, Chapter 30, Section 3002," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Delaware Code, "Title 15, Chapter 34, Section 3401," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Delaware Code, "Title 15, Chapter 34, Section 3402," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Bill 183," accessed August 1, 2022
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Delaware Constitution, "Article II, Section 3," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ Delaware Constitution, "Article II, Section 4," accessed November 1, 2021
