Delaware held its general election on November 4, 2014, deciding 51 legislative seats and 3 statewide offices. No chamber changed party control.
Highlights
- Republicans won two of the three statewide offices on the ballot, flipping the treasurer's post, and picked up 3 legislative seats.
- Ken Simpler (R) won the treasurer's race, left open when Treasurer Chip Flowers (D) ended his re-election campaign in August amid allegations from a former deputy. Simpler beat Sean Barney (D) by about 10 points, becoming the first nonincumbent Republican to win statewide office in Delaware since 1994. Auditor Tom Wagner (R) beat Brenda Mayrack (D) by about 8 points, while Democrats kept the open attorney general's office, where Matthew Denn (D) beat Ted Kittila (R) by about 14 points.
- The legislative pickups trimmed the Democratic majorities to 25-16 in the House and 12-9 in the Senate:
- Bryant Richardson (R) unseated 26-year incumbent Robert Venables (D) by about 700 votes in Senate District 21, leaving Senate Democrats one seat short of the three-fifths vote Delaware requires to raise taxes.
- Rich Collins (R) ousted John Atkins (D) by about 270 votes in House District 41.
- Kevin Hensley (R) won the open, Democratic-held House District 9 by about 340 votes.
Legislature
- House (41 seats): 27 D, 14 R before the election, 25 D, 16 R after; control stayed with Democrats.
- Senate (21 seats): 13 D, 8 R before the election, 12 D, 9 R after; control stayed with Democrats.
Statewide races
| Race | Winner | Others | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney General | Matthew Denn (D) 52.76% | Ted Kittila (R) 39.22%, Catherine Damavandi (G) 4.61% | |
| Auditor | Tom Wagner (R) | Brenda Mayrack (D) | |
| Treasurer | Ken Simpler (R) 53.59% | Sean Barney (D) 43.63%, David Chandler (G) 2.77% | Flipped D to R |