John Mitchell Jr. (politician)

John "Larry" Mitchell Jr. (born October 18, 1954) is an American politician. He is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 13.[1][2] He was elected in 2006 after the retirement of Democrat John F. Van Sant. In 2019, he was elected majority whip in the House.[3]

John "Larry" Mitchell
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
from the 13th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2007
Preceded byJohn F. Van Sant
Personal details
Born (1954-10-18) October 18, 1954
Wilmington, Delaware, US
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceWilmington, Delaware
Alma materUniversity of Delaware

Mitchell graduated from the New Castle County Police and Delaware State Police academies, and attended Delaware Technical Community College and the University of Delaware.

Electoral history

  • In 2006, Mitchell won the three-way Democratic primary with 375 votes (41.6%),[4] and went on to win the general election with 3,126 votes (59.6%) against Republican nominee John Jaremchuk.[5]
  • In 2008, Mitchell won the general election with 6,547 votes (96.1%) against Blue Enigma Party candidate Jeffrey Brown, who was simultaneously running for governor.[6]
  • In 2010, Mitchell won the general election with 4,345 votes (90.8%) in a rematch against Jeffrey Brown.[7]
  • In 2012, Mitchell was unopposed for the general election, winning 7,384 votes.[8]
  • In 2014, Mitchell was unopposed for the general election, winning 3,258 votes.[9]
  • In 2016, Mitchell was unopposed for the general election, winning 7,287 votes.[10]
  • In 2018, Mitchell was unopposed for the general election, winning 5,528 votes.[11]

References

  1. "Representative John L. Mitchell (D)". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  2. "Representative John Mitchell Jr.'s Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  3. Bittle, Matt (November 8, 2018). "Legislators pick new caucus leaders". Delaware State News.
  4. "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. September 12, 2006. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  5. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  6. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 4, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  7. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 2, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  8. "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  9. "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  10. "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  11. "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.


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