2014 Delaware Attorney General election
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The 2014 Delaware Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of Delaware. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Beau Biden did not run for re-election to a third term in office instead opting to run for governor in 2016, but died of brain cancer on May 30, 2015.[1][2]
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November 4, 2014
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  Denn: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Kittila: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democrat Lieutenant Governor of Delaware Matthew Denn defeated Republican corporate attorney Ted Kittila with 52.76% of the vote.[3]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Matthew Denn, Lieutenant Governor of Delaware (2009–2015)[4]
Declined
- Beau Biden, incumbent attorney general[1]
- Kathy Jennings, former New Castle County chief administrative officer[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matthew Denn | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | N/a | 100.0 | |||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Ted Kittila, corporate attorney[6]
Declined
- Colm Connolly, former United States Attorney for the District of Delaware[7]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ted Kittila | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | N/a | 100.0 | |||
Third-parties and Independents
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matthew Denn | 121,410 | 52.76 | |
| Republican | Ted Kittila | 90,257 | 39.22 | |
| Green | Catherine Damavandi | 10,599 | 4.61 | |
| Independent Party | David Graham | 4,879 | 2.12 | |
| Libertarian | John Machurek | 2,984 | 1.3 | |
| Total votes | 230,129 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||