2014 Delaware Attorney General election explained
| Election Name: | 2014 Delaware Attorney General election |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 Delaware Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2018 Delaware Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Image1: | DennM.JPG |
| Nominee1: | Matthew Denn |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 121,410 |
| Percentage1: | 52.76% |
| Nominee2: | Ted Kittila |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 90,257 |
| Percentage2: | 39.22% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| Attorney General |
| Before Election: | Beau Biden |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Matthew Denn |
| After Party: | Delaware Democratic Party |
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]
Democrat Lieutenant Governor of Delaware Matthew Denn defeated Republican corporate attorney Ted Kittila with 52.76% of the vote.[3]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Ted Kittila, corporate attorney[6]
Declined
Results
Third-parties and Independents
Independent Party
Nominee
- David Graham, tax auditor[8]
Green Party
Nominee
- Catherine Damavandi, former deputy attorney general of Delaware[9]
Libertarian Party
Nominee
- John Machurek, former candidate for state representative in 2012[10]
General election
Results
See also
Notes and References
- News: April 17, 2014 . Beau Biden says he plans to run for governor in Delaware . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160118132828/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/17/beau-biden-says-he-plans-to-run-for-governor-in-delaware/?hpt=hp_t2 . 2016-01-18 . 2014-04-17 . CNN.
- News: FoxNews.com . May 31, 2015 . Beau Biden, son of Vice President Joe Biden, dies of brain cancer . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712001335/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/31/beau-biden-son-vice-president-joe-biden-dies-brain-cancer/ . July 12, 2015 . May 31, 2015 . Fox News Network, LLC . mdy-all.
- Web site: 2014-11-05 . Denn wins Delaware Attorney General race . 2024-09-02 . Delaware First Media . en.
- News: April 21, 2014 . Denn enters AG's race; primary still possible . September 27, 2014 . Delaware Online.
- News: April 25, 2014 . State prosecutor Jennings won't run for attorney general . September 27, 2014 . Delaware Online.
- News: June 17, 2014 . Republican lawyer to enter AG race . September 27, 2014 . Delaware Online.
- News: May 8, 2014 . Connolly not running for AG . September 27, 2014 . Delaware Online.
- News: August 20, 2014 . Election 2014: Denn, Graham, Kittila face off in Attorney General race . September 27, 2014 . Middletown Transcript.
- News: September 15, 2014 . Green Party's Damavandi running for attorney general . September 27, 2014 . Delaware Online.
- Web site: State of Delaware Department of Elections General Election 11/04/2014 Filed Candidates by Office . September 26, 2014 . elections.delaware.gov.
