2012 Delaware House of Representatives election

2012 Delaware House of Representatives election

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All 41 seats in the Delaware House of Representatives
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout65%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Robert Gilligan (retired) Gregory Lavelle (retired)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 19th - Wilmington 12th[a] - Wilmington
Last election 26 15
Seats before 26 15
Seats won 27 14
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 220,822 130,711
Percentage 62.22% 36.83%

House results by district
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold

Speaker before election

Robert Gilligan
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Peter Schwartzkopf
Democratic

An election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect all 41 members to Delaware's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and state senate. The primary election was held on September 11, 2012.[1]


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  1. ^ "Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2012". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

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