2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Delaware

2012 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

2012 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

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The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware took place on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Voters elected a member of the United States House of Representatives to represent Delaware's at-large congressional district, encompassing the entire state of Delaware. Incumbent Democratic Representative John Carney defeated Republican challenger Tom Kovach to win a second term.

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Map of Delaware's at-large congressional district

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Nominee

Republican nomination

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Rose Izzo, conservative freelance political consultant and candidate for the seat in 2010[3]

Results

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General election

Candidates

  • Bernie August (Green)[5]
  • John Carney (D), incumbent U.S. Representative
  • Scott Gesty (L), accountant. Gesty has also been endorsed by the Independent Party of Delaware[6]
  • Tom Kovach (R), New Castle County Council president

Results

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

References

  1. [1]
    Hayes, Jennifer (August 8, 2012). "Following the money trail: Delaware congressional candidates off to a slow start". Dover Post. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  2. [2]
    Cherry, Amy (October 11, 2011). "NCCo Council President running for Congress". WDEL. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Izzo running for U.S. House seat again". The News Journal. October 12, 2011. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  4. [4]
    "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". State of Delaware. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  5. [5]
    "GPDE nominates candidates for U.S. Senate, House". Green Party of Delaware. June 8, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  6. [6]
    "Independent Party of Delaware endorses Scott Gesty for US House". Scott Gesty for U.S. Congress. August 7, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  7. [7]
    "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". State of Delaware. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
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