2002 Delaware House of Representatives election

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2002 Delaware House of Representatives election

 2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2004 

All 41 seats in the Delaware House of Representatives
21 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Terry Spence Robert Gilligan
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 18th- New Castle 19th - Wilmington
Last election 26 15
Seats before 26 15
Seats won 29 12
Seat change Increase3 Decrease3
Popular vote 126,043 80,208
Percentage 60.65% 38.59%

Results:
     Republican gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold

Speaker before election

Terry Spence
Republican

Elected Speaker

Terry Spence
Republican

The 2002 Delaware House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect all 41 members of Delaware's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and state senate. The primary election was held on September 7, 2002.[1]

Statewide

District Incumbent Party Elected Representative Party
1st Dennis Williams Dem Dennis Williams Dem
2nd Al Plant Sr. Dem Hazel Plant Dem
Arthur Scott[a] Dem
3rd Helene Keeley[b] Dem Helene Keeley Dem
4th Joseph G. Di Pinto Rep Joseph G. Di Pinto Rep
5th New Seat Melanie George Dem
6th David Ennis Rep David Ennis Rep
7th Wayne Smith Rep Wayne Smith Rep
David Brady[c] Dem
8th New Seat Bethany Hall-Long Dem
9th Richard Cathcart Rep Richard Cathcart Rep
10th Robert Valihura Jr. Rep Robert Valihura Jr. Rep
11th Gregory Lavelle Rep Gregory Lavelle Rep
12th Deborah Hudson Rep Deborah Hudson Rep
13th John Van Sant III Dem John Van Sant III Dem
14th New Seat Peter Schwartzkopf Dem
15th Bruce Reynolds Rep Bruce Reynolds Rep
16th William Houghton Dem William Houghton Dem
17th Michael Mulrooney Dem Michael Mulrooney Dem
18th Terry Spence Rep Terry Spence Rep
19th Robert Gilligan Dem Robert Gilligan Dem
20th Roger Roy Rep Roger Roy Rep
21st Pamela Maier Rep Pamela Maier Rep
22nd Joseph Miró Rep Joseph Miró Rep
23rd Timothy Boulden Rep Timothy Boulden Rep
Richard DiLiberto[d] Dem
24th William Orbele Jr. Rep William Orbele Jr. Rep
25th Stephanie Ulbrich Rep Stephanie Ulbrich Rep
26th John Viola Dem John Viola Dem
27th Vincet Lofink Rep Vincet Lofink Rep
28th Bruce Ennis Dem Bruce Ennis Dem
29th Pamela Thornburg Rep Pamela Thornburg Rep
30th George Quillen Rep George Quillen Rep
31st Nancy Wagner Rep Nancy Wagner Rep
32nd Donna Stone Rep Donna Stone Rep
33rd Wallace Caulk Jr. Rep Wallace Caulk Jr. Rep
34th Gerald Buckworth Rep Gerald Buckworth Rep
35th J. Benjamin Ewing Rep J. Benjamin Ewing Rep
36th V. George Carey Rep V. George Carey Rep
37th John Schroeder Dem Joseph Booth Rep
38th Shirley Price Dem Gerald Hocker Rep
39th Tina Fallon Rep Tina Fallon Rep
40th Clifford Lee Rep Clifford Lee Rep
41st Charles West Dem John Atkins Rep
PartyCandi-
dates
Votes%Seats+/–
Republican33126,04360.65%29Increase3
Democratic2880,20838.59%12Decrease3
Libertarian67610.37%0Steady
Independent46810.33%0Steady
Unaffialiated11320.06%0Steady
Total72207,825100%41Steady
Popular vote
Republican
60.65%
Democratic
38.59%
Libertarian
0.37%
Independent
0.33%
Unaffaliated
0.06%
House seats
Republican
%
Democratic
%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook
Political Report[2]
Likely R October 4, 2002

Detailed Results

Notes

References

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