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RACES-TO-WATCH 2014
Updated: Sept. 17, 2014
STATEWIDE
Statewide
registration: 48% Democratic, 28% Republican, 24% others
There are
125,000 more Democratic voters than Republican
voters
| Office |
Democrats |
Republicans |
Rundown |
| Senate |
Chris Coons |
Kevin Wade |
The Senate forecasts are unanimous. Count on
death, taxes and Coons' re-election |
| House |
John Carney |
Rose Izzo |
The only suspense is
if Carney can set a new standard in a
Delaware congressional race by outperforming
Mike Castle for the Republicans at 72 percent in
2002 and Tom Carper for the Democrats at 68
percent in 1988 |
| Attorney General |
Matt Denn |
Ted Kittila |
Denn is on track to win his fourth statewide
race in 10 years after being elected insurance
commissioner once and lieutenant governor twice |
| Treasurer |
Sean Barney |
Ken Simpler |
Simpler, a finance guy, is
the Republicans' best chance in 20 years to
elect someone new statewide. In his way: Barney,
a policy guy who is a decorated Marine with a
daunting voter registration advantage |
| Auditor |
Brenda Mayrack |
Tom Wagner |
Turnabout is fair play. Mayrack, a lawyer,
is the Democrats' best chance to oust Wagner, a
25-year auditor who is the only Republican in
statewide office |
Incumbents in bold
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
Current
Senate: 13 Democrats, 8 Republicans
Current House
of Representatives: 27 Democrats, 14 Republicans
Senate: 10 of
21 seats up for four-year terms
House:
All 41 seats up for two-year terms
| DISTRICT |
DEMOCRATS |
REPUBLICANS |
VOTERS |
RUNDOWN |
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Senate 21st
Seaford-Laurel-Delmar |
Bob Venables |
Bryant Richardson |
D:
40%
R:
38%
O:
22% |
Venables has the only serious Senate
race -- which is what happens to someone who
is the oldest senator at 81 and the last of
the breed of conservative Sussex Democrats |
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House 9th
Port Penn-Odessa |
Jason Hortiz |
Kevin Hensley |
D:
42%
R:
32%
O:
26% |
This seat was put in play after Becky
Walker, the sitting Democratic
representative, made a fishy
now-you-see-her-now-you-don't exit from the
ballot |
|
House 10th
Brandywine Hundred |
Sean Matthews |
Judy Travis |
D:
44%
R:
32%
O:
24% |
By knocking off Dennis Williams, a
three-term Democratic representative, in a
primary, Matthews has the momentum
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House 11th
Southern New Castle County/Northern Kent
County |
Lynne Newlin |
Jeff Spiegelman |
D:
41%
R:
31%
O:
28% |
This one was close when Spiegelman won
an open race against Newlin in 2012 by 210
votes, and it shows every sign of being
close again |
|
House 20th
Lewes-Milton |
Marie Mayor |
Steve Smyk |
D:
39%
R:
36%
O:
25% |
Can Don Ayotte, a minor-party
conservative, siphon away enough votes to
undermine Smyk, who only polled 53 percent
in holding off Mayor in an open race in
2012? |
|
House 30th
Felton-Harrington-Farmington |
Jonathan Gallo |
Bob Outten |
D:
36%
R:
35%
O:
29% |
This is not just a partisan contest but
a generational one between Outten, who will
be 66 on Election Day, and Gallo, who is 37
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House 31st
Dover |
Sean Lynn |
Sam Chick |
D:
52%
R:
24%
O:
24% |
Not only did Lynn win a primary
convincingly with 61 percent, he is sitting
on a Democratic registration edge of 2-1 |
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House 33rd
Milford-Frederica-Magnolia |
Kevin Robbins |
Jack Peterman |
D:
39%
R:
34%
O:
27% |
Despite health problems, Peterman hung
tough to win a primary and set himself up
for another round against Robbins, who came
close in 2012 by holding Peterman to 53
percent |
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House 34th
Camden-Wyoming-Woodside
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Ted Yacucci |
Lyndon Yearick |
D:
40%
R:
34%
O:
26% |
This is a game of musical chairs.
Yearick won a primary to beat Don Blakey, a
four-term Republican representative who beat
Yacucci in 2012 |
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House 41st
Millsboro-Dagsboro-Selbyville |
John Atkins |
Rich Collins |
D:
41%
R:
38%
O:
21% |
After a political career of near-death
experiences, Atkins is the most endangered
legislator on the ballot as he goes up
against Collins, who lost in 2012 by a mere
69 votes |
Incumbents in bold
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