2020 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware explained

Election Name:2020 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, at-large district
Country:Delaware
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
Next Year:2022
Election Date:November 3, 2020
Candidate1:Lisa Blunt Rochester
Image1:File:Lisa Blunt Rochester official photo (cropped).jpg
Candidate2:Lee Murphy
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:281,382
Percentage1:57.6%
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:196,392
Percentage2:40.2%
Map Size:210px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Lisa Blunt Rochester
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Lisa Blunt Rochester
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the U.S. representative from Delaware's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The Democratic and Republican primaries was held on September 15, 2020.

Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester ran for re-election to a third term. She was re-elected with 64.5% of the vote in 2018.[1]

The Republican nominee was Lee Murphy, a private citizen who worked for most of his life at Amtrak as a conductor and manager.[2] Murphy had also worked as an actor and had appeared in Netflix's House of Cards.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Declined

Endorsements

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Independent Party of Delaware

Declared

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political Report[9] November 2, 2020
align=left Inside Elections[10] October 28, 2020
align=left Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] November 2, 2020
Politico[12] November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[13] November 2, 2020
RCP[14] November 2, 2020

Results

CountyLisa Blunt Rochester
Democratic
Lee Murphy
Republican
Catherine Purcell
Delaware Independent
David Rogers
Libertarian
MarginTotal votes
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New Castle184,33766.3187,58131.503,8311.382,2550.8196,79634.82278,004
Kent42,98450.7939,58646.781,2841.527680.913,3984.0184,622
Sussex54,06143.0369,22555.101,5671.257910.63-15,164-12.07125,644
data-sort-value="ZZZ" Totals281,38257.63196,39240.226,6821.373,8140.7884,99017.41488,270

External links

Official campaign websites

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wasserman. David. Flinn. Ally. 2018 House Popular Vote Tracker. Cook Political Report. November 7, 2018. February 15, 2019.
  2. Web site: Cherry . Amy . 'House of Cards' actor to run for US Congress in Delaware . July 3, 2018 . 8 October 2020.
  3. CATargetBot. 1117141765016866816. NEW FEC F2 Lisa Blunt Rochester (DEM) #DE00 (D-Blunt Rochester) http://classic.fec.gov/fecviewer/CommitteeDetailFilings.do?tabIndex=3&candidateCommitteeId=H6DE00206 …. April 13, 2019. June 8, 2019.
  4. News: Fmr. House Candidate Scott Walker suspends longshot Democratic presidential campaign, says he's writing book . 7 August 2019 . Delaware 105.9 FM . 13 June 2019 . August 7, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190807201806/https://www.delaware1059.com/news/fmr-house-candidate-scott-walker-suspends-longshot-democratic-presidential-campaign/article_a8dfb632-8e29-11e9-8ac7-c3f9cb4d4ede.html . dead .
  5. Web site: Austin Auen on Facebook . . 8 September 2019.
  6. Web site: McAneny . DJ . 'I stand for the working man', GOP-endorsed Murphy hopes to challenge Blunt Rochester for Delaware's US House seat . WDEL . August 29, 2020 . August 19, 2020.
  7. Web site: Share: Matthew Morris: Republican Candidate for US House of Representatives (Delaware)-Podcast . Cape Gazette . August 29, 2020 . August 28, 2020 .
  8. Web site: State of Delaware - Department of Elections. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728134819/https://elections.delaware.gov/services/candidate/genl_fcddt_2020.shtml . July 28, 2019 . 2021-01-22. Office of the State Election Commissioner.
  9. Web site: 2020 House Race Ratings for November 2, 2020 . The Cook Political Report . April 5, 2021.
  10. Web site: 2020 House Ratings . House Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . April 5, 2021.
  11. Web site: 2020 House race ratings . Sabato's Crystal Ball . April 5, 2021.
  12. Web site: 2020 Election Forecast. April 5, 2021 . Politico.
  13. Web site: 2020 House Race Ratings . Daily Kos Elections. April 5, 2021.
  14. Web site: Battle for House 2020. April 5, 2021. RCP.