Delaware local trial court judicial elections, 2020
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Judges in Delaware do not participate in judicial elections. Instead, they are screened by a judicial nominating commission, chosen via gubernatorial appointment, and confirmed by the Delaware Senate. When their terms expire, judges are subject to the same system as the original appointment.[1]
Additional elections[edit]
- See also: Delaware elections, 2020
Pivot Counties[edit]
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
One of three Delaware counties—33.33 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
| Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Kent County, Delaware | 4.87% | 4.94% | 9.81% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Delaware with 53.4 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 41.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Delaware voted Republican 53.33 percent of the time and Democratic 46.67 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Delaware voted Democratic all five times.
Presidential results by legislative district[edit]
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Delaware. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 28 out of 41 state House districts in Delaware with an average margin of victory of 35.2 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 27 out of 41 state House districts in Delaware with an average margin of victory of 31.7 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 13 out of 41 state House districts in Delaware with an average margin of victory of 12.8 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 14 out of 41 state House districts in Delaware with an average margin of victory of 22.3 points. Trump won one district controlled by a Democrat heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 90.63% | 8.63% | D+82 | 87.34% | 9.62% | D+77.7 | D |
| 2 | 92.21% | 7.06% | D+85.1 | 88.72% | 8.32% | D+80.4 | D |
| 3 | 88.46% | 10.52% | D+77.9 | 84.86% | 12.35% | D+72.5 | D |
| 4 | 59.01% | 39.33% | D+19.7 | 62.94% | 31.39% | D+31.6 | D |
| 5 | 83.11% | 15.90% | D+67.2 | 78.51% | 18.23% | D+60.3 | D |
| 6 | 60.77% | 37.50% | D+23.3 | 60.56% | 34.04% | D+26.5 | D |
| 7 | 64.21% | 34.08% | D+30.1 | 61.76% | 32.89% | D+28.9 | D |
| 8 | 60.00% | 38.72% | D+21.3 | 54.75% | 40.34% | D+14.4 | D |
| 9 | 51.62% | 47.03% | D+4.6 | 46.45% | 48.21% | R+1.8 | R |
| 10 | 60.49% | 37.91% | D+22.6 | 58.39% | 36.45% | D+21.9 | D |
| 11 | 44.38% | 53.62% | R+9.2 | 34.07% | 60.29% | R+26.2 | R |
| 12 | 48.50% | 50.01% | R+1.5 | 53.04% | 41.44% | D+11.6 | R |
| 13 | 69.88% | 28.51% | D+41.4 | 59.74% | 34.95% | D+24.8 | D |
| 14 | 50.16% | 48.86% | D+1.3 | 50.08% | 46.81% | D+3.3 | D |
| 15 | 66.88% | 31.72% | D+35.2 | 61.89% | 33.61% | D+28.3 | D |
| 16 | 86.44% | 12.71% | D+73.7 | 79.69% | 17.08% | D+62.6 | D |
| 17 | 75.35% | 23.44% | D+51.9 | 67.45% | 28.15% | D+39.3 | D |
| 18 | 73.77% | 24.71% | D+49.1 | 66.80% | 28.17% | D+38.6 | D |
| 19 | 63.86% | 34.20% | D+29.7 | 54.36% | 40.20% | D+14.2 | D |
| 20 | 46.68% | 52.12% | R+5.4 | 42.84% | 52.98% | R+10.1 | R |
| 21 | 58.87% | 39.52% | D+19.3 | 53.84% | 40.20% | D+13.6 | R |
| 22 | 50.65% | 47.97% | D+2.7 | 51.53% | 43.26% | D+8.3 | R |
| 23 | 59.53% | 38.25% | D+21.3 | 59.93% | 33.33% | D+26.6 | D |
| 24 | 67.87% | 30.39% | D+37.5 | 59.76% | 34.09% | D+25.7 | D |
| 25 | 63.13% | 34.55% | D+28.6 | 59.44% | 34.18% | D+25.3 | D |
| 26 | 73.18% | 25.66% | D+47.5 | 67.83% | 27.17% | D+40.7 | D |
| 27 | 61.16% | 37.36% | D+23.8 | 56.68% | 38.07% | D+18.6 | D |
| 28 | 61.47% | 37.05% | D+24.4 | 52.86% | 42.09% | D+10.8 | D |
| 29 | 52.73% | 46.05% | D+6.7 | 47.38% | 48.10% | R+0.7 | D |
| 30 | 38.81% | 59.30% | R+20.5 | 28.57% | 66.67% | R+38.1 | R |
| 31 | 63.67% | 35.03% | D+28.6 | 61.48% | 32.66% | D+28.8 | D |
| 32 | 63.41% | 35.03% | D+28.4 | 57.28% | 36.72% | D+20.6 | D |
| 33 | 45.67% | 53.08% | R+7.4 | 37.57% | 57.12% | R+19.5 | R |
| 34 | 46.85% | 51.75% | R+4.9 | 42.61% | 51.87% | R+9.3 | R |
| 35 | 39.90% | 58.62% | R+18.7 | 32.25% | 64.32% | R+32.1 | R |
| 36 | 43.06% | 55.73% | R+12.7 | 36.10% | 59.53% | R+23.4 | R |
| 37 | 46.44% | 52.42% | R+6 | 37.67% | 59.00% | R+21.3 | R |
| 38 | 36.85% | 62.07% | R+25.2 | 32.78% | 64.18% | R+31.4 | R |
| 39 | 41.34% | 57.27% | R+15.9 | 34.48% | 61.33% | R+26.9 | R |
| 40 | 37.36% | 61.31% | R+23.9 | 26.76% | 69.12% | R+42.4 | R |
| 41 | 42.12% | 56.63% | R+14.5 | 33.75% | 62.59% | R+28.8 | R |
| Total | 58.61% | 39.98% | D+18.6 | 53.35% | 41.92% | D+11.4 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also[edit]
| Local courts | Delaware | Other local coverage |
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Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Executive Order Four - Preservation of Delaware's independent judiciary and continuance of the judicial nominating commission," March 26, 2009
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Delaware • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Delaware
State courts:
Delaware Supreme Court • Superior Court of Delaware • Delaware Court of Chancery • Delaware Family Court • Delaware Court of Common Pleas • Delaware Justice of the Peace Courts • Delaware Alderman's Courts
State resources:
Courts in Delaware • Delaware judicial elections • Judicial selection in Delaware
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