The Democratic Assembly
Below are a list of the contested races in the General Assembly. My first thoughts (and of course I will have more later) is that there are only 20 Republicans in the General Assembly now. Yesterday, they had 22 in the House alone. The Delaware GOP has been destroyed. Obliterated. Decimated. If you are a Delaware Republican, there is no hope. True conservatives in Delaware will be better off starting a new conservative party from stratch, for the GOP brand is so thoroughly discreditied that it will be a generation or two before it can recover.
Further, to the Delaware Democratic Party and the News Journal: I will not and do not count John Atkins as a Democrat. The party breakdown in the House is 25 Democrats, 15 Republicans, and 1 Drunk.
THE DELAWARE SENATE
The 4th District
Dr. Michael Katz 11,296 (51%)
Son of Clatworthy 11,004 (49%)
The 6th District
Liane Sorenson 7,195 (51%)
John Mackenzie 6,831 (49%)
The 10th District
Bethany Hall-Long 13,965 (65%)
James D. Weldin 7,554 (35%)
The 16th District
Colin Bonini 11,156 (56%)
Harold Stafford 8,629 (44%)
The 17th District
Brian Bushweller 10,279 (56.5%)
James Hutchinson 7,923 (43.5%)
The 18th District
Gary Simpson 14,596 (55%)
Gary Downes 11,891 (45%)
THE DELAWARE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The 4th District
Gerald Brady 7,174 (73%)
Tyler Nixon 2,487 (25%)
The 7th District
Bryon Short 6,281 (59%)
Jim Bowers 4,443 (41%)
The 8th District
Quinton Johnson IV 7,524 (57%)
Martha Sturtevant 5,621 (43%)
The 9th District
Dick Cathcart 7,436 (54% )
Rebecca Walker 6,375 (46%)
The 10th District
Dennis E. Williams 5,038 (51%)
Robert Valihura 4,898 (49%)
The 11th District
Greg Lavelle 6,731 (63%)
Charles Old 3,895 (37%)
The 17th District
Michael Mulrooney 6,981 (83%)
David Osborn 1,388 (17%)
The 18th District
Michael Barbieri 4,164 (52%)
Terry Spence 3,760 (47%)
The 19th District
Speaker Robert F. Gilligan 6,482 (78%)
Joseph Sakeley 1,728 (21%)
The 21st District
Michael Ramone 5,474 (55%)
Patricia Creedon 4,454 (45%)
The 22nd District
Joseph Miro 6,999 (66%)
Rebecca Young 3,585 (34%)
The 23rd District
Teresa Schooley 6,098 (75%)
Jesse Priester IV 1,913 (24%)
The 24th District
William Oberle 3,941 (53%)
Daniel Basara 3,455 (46%)
The 25th District
John Kowalko 5,008 (73%)
James Gates 1,816 (27%)
The 26th District
John Viola 6,316 (80%)
Jeremy Filliben 1,586 (20%)
The 27th District
Earl Jaques 4,708 (49%)
Vince LoFink 4,543 (47%)
James Spencer 293 (3%)
The 29th District
Charles Paradee III 5,602 (50.1%)
Pamela Thornburg 5,571 (49.9%)
The 31st District
Darryl Scott 4,372 (53%)
Nancy Wagner 3,934 (47%)
The 32nd District
Brad Bennett 3,742 (57%)
Donna Stone 2,820 (43%)
The 33rd District
Robert Walls 5,546 (54%)
Harold Peterman 4,790 (46%)
The 34th District
Don Blakey 6,229 (61%)
Bruce Hamilton 3,933 (39%)
The 35th District
David Wilson 5,174 (61%)
Aaron Chaffinch 3,311 (39%)
The 37th District
Joseph Booth 6,242 (64%)
Helen Truitt 3,480 (36%)
The 38th District
Gerald Hocker 9,769 (72%)
Kay Ryan 3,784 (28%)
The 39th District
Daniel Short 5,185 (69%)
Jerry Semper 2,292 (30%)
The 40th District
Clifford Lee 5,191 (59%)
Barbara Hudson 3,630 (41%)
The 41st District
John Atkins (Drunk) 5,665 (53%)
Greg Hastings 5,025 (47%)
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To be honest, 90% of it was high voter turnout on Obama’s coattails, and Bush Syndrome. You have two years to keep those seats and make a difference or else the balance becomes more even.
In two years, we’ll be taking the rest. Bush Syndrome, my ass. George Bush doesn’t make politicians lazy and stupid, politicians make politicians lazy and stupid, stupid.
Take a look at history, the results last night were indeed very bad but the end is not near for any party.
Many factors went into the losses and they can be overcome in many ways.
The election was tough but think about s few tough facts- the budget, economy, health care etc.
The GOP failed to show any answers on the issues of the day. We will see if the democrats have any solutions which will work. Voters will have little patience if they do not.
Well, I agree with one thing Mike P. said:
Yep. The Republicans were creamed last night. Even marginal candidates like KWS won big.
Look at that number for Oberle! He must be very concerned that an unknown, unfunded candidate like Basara could do that well against him.
The losses in LSD were not surprising. We thought that Kay Ryan would do better, though. And for Barb Hudson to take 41% when Biff Lee had run unopposed since 1996, well, we’re happy with that. The unfortunate thing is that many of the registered Democrats here are actually dixiecrats and we have to find moderate-conservative Democrats to win those seats. It’s a bit scary to live in a blue town in a red county in a blue state.
“The Delaware GOP has been destroyed.”
And with it, our state.
Welcome to New Jersey.
El Somnambulo has it on good authority that the House D’s have come up with their motto:
“We’ve got two big Johnsons, they’ve got Dick.”
LOL, (and with that perfect line, this thread should end.)
You can all kiss Atkins ass!
No thank you. I might get alcohol poisioning.
That is a chuckle!! Does having Atkins keep you humble at all?
First, the D’s can certainly gloat a little, but saying the R’s are a dead party is just plain spitting at history. The same was said about the D’s in 1994…and the R’s in 1974….and the D’s in 1982…..and….well, you get the point. This was a big night, but now comes governing, and, funny thing about governing, it makes you make choices and choices can sometimes be misunderstood or distorted or just plain disliked by the electorate. No, the R’s are not dead, they’re just not doing very well right now. R’s will continue to have a difficult time winning in this state, if for no other reason than the registration advantage, but they are not dead.
Second, and heaven help me for doing this, but I just can’t take it anymore, Atkins is NOT a drunk. Did alcohol play a significant role in his poor choices on a given night (and probably a few more) – yes. Did immaturity and general ass-holery play an even bigger role – you betcha. I say this as someone who knows folks well who are alcoholics. Even the evaluation he had under court order said his problem was not alcohol. Please quit calling him a drunk. It fails to enlighten anyone about alcoholism or Atkins.
Ya know, P.O. I’m not sure I agree. I have heard many stories that perfectly paint him as an alcoholic. From playing the “He does it, too” game to darn-near stalking behavior, Atkins has issues. Perhaps the alcohol is a symptom rather than a cause, but it sure don’t help.