2012 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware took place on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Voters elected a member of the United States House of Representatives to represent Delaware's At-large congressional district, encompassing the entire state of Delaware. Incumbent Democratic Representative John Carney defeated Republican challenger Tom Kovach to win a second term.

2012 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

November 6, 2012
 
Nominee John Carney Tom Kovach
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 249,933 129,757
Percentage 64.4% 33.4%

County results
Carney:      50–60%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

John Carney
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

John Carney
Democratic

Map of Delaware's At-large congressional district

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Republican nomination

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Kovach 15,018 65.6
Republican Rose Izzo 7,888 34.4
Total votes 22,906 100

General election

Candidates

  • John Carney (D), incumbent U.S. Representative
  • Tom Kovach (R), New Castle County Council president
  • Scott Gesty (L), accountant. Gesty has also been endorsed by the Independent Party of Delaware.[5]
  • Bernie August (Green)[6]

Results

Delaware's at-large congressional district, 2012[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Carney (incumbent) 249,933 64.40% +7.62%
Republican Tom Kovach 129,757 33.44% -7.60%
Green Bernard August 4,273 1.10% N/A
Libertarian Scott Gesty 4,096 1.06% +0.41%
Total votes '388,059' '100.0%' N/A
Democratic hold

References

  1. Hayes, Jennifer (August 8, 2012). "Following the money trail: Delaware congressional candidates off to a slow start". Dover Post. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  2. "Izzo running for U.S. House seat again". The News Journal. October 12, 2011. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  3. Cherry, Amy (October 11, 2011). "NCCo Council President running for Congress". WDEL. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  4. "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". State of Delaware. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  5. "Independent Party of Delaware endorses Scott Gesty for US House". Scott Gesty for U.S. Congress. August 7, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  6. "GPDE nominates candidates for U.S. Senate, House". Green Party of Delaware. June 8, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  7. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". State of Delaware. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
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