United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, 2012

November 6, 2012



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

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John Carney
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Elected Representative

John Carney
Democratic

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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.

Democratic nomination

Candidates

John Carney, incumbent U.S. Representative^[1]

Republican nomination

Candidates

Rose Izzo, conservative freelance political consultant and candidate for the seat in 2010^[2]
Tom Kovach, New Castle County Council president^[3]

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 election, 2012^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Carney (incumbent)	249,933	64.4
	Republican	Tom Kovach	129,757	33.4
	Green	Bernard August	4,273	1.1
	Libertarian	Scott Gesty	4,096	1.1
Total votes			388,059	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

↑ Hayes, Jennifer (August 8, 2012). "Following the money trail: Delaware congressional candidates off to a slow start". Dover Post. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
↑ "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.
↑ Cherry, Amy (October 11, 2011). "NCCo Council President running for Congress". WDEL. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
↑ "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". State of Delaware. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
↑ "Independent Party of Delaware endorses Scott Gesty for US House". Scott Gesty for U.S. Congress. August 7, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
↑ "GPDE nominates candidates for U.S. Senate, House". Green Party of Delaware. June 8, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". State of Delaware. Retrieved November 7, 2012.

External links

State Election Commissioner of Delaware
United States House of Representatives elections in Delaware, 2012 at Ballotpedia
Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation

Official campaign websites

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