The 2024 Delaware House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.

Retirements Five incumbents did not seek re-election.

Democrats District 3: Sherry Dorsey Walker retired to run for Lieutenant Governor. District 10: Sean Matthews retired. District 14: Peter Schwartzkopf retired. District 23: Paul Baumbach retired.

Republicans District 21: Mike Ramone retired to run for Governor.

Incumbents defeated

In primary election One incumbent representative, a Democrat, was defeated in the September 10 primary election.

Democrats District 15: Val Longhurst lost renomination to Kamela Smith.

Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball May 19, 2022

Results summary DistrictIncumbent PartyElectedParty 1st Nnamdi Chukwuocha Dem Nnamdi Chukwuocha Dem 2nd Stephanie Bolden Dem Stephanie Bolden Dem 3rd Sherry Dorsey Walker† Dem Josue Ortega Dem 4th Jeff Hilovsky Rep Jeff Hilovsky Rep 5th Kendra Johnson Dem Kendra Johnson Dem 6th Debra Heffernan Dem Debra Heffernan Dem 7th Larry Lambert Dem Larry Lambert Dem 8th Sherae'a Moore Dem Sherae'a Moore Dem 9th Kevin Hensley Rep Kevin Hensley Rep 10th Sean Matthews† Dem Melanie Ross Levin Dem 11th Jeffrey Spiegelman Rep Jeffrey Spiegelman Rep 12th Krista Griffith Dem Krista Griffith Dem 13th DeShanna Neal Dem DeShanna Neal Dem 14th Peter Schwartzkopf† Dem Claire Snyder-Hall Dem 15th Valerie Longhurst Dem Kamela Smith Dem 16th Franklin Cooke Jr. Dem Franklin Cooke Jr. Dem 17th Melissa Minor-Brown Dem Melissa Minor-Brown Dem 18th Sophie Phillips Dem Sophie Phillips Dem 19th Kimberly Williams Dem Kimberly Williams Dem 20th Stell Selby Dem Stell Selby Dem 21st Michael Ramone† Rep Frank Burns Dem 22nd Michael Smith Rep Michael Smith Rep 23rd Paul Baumbach† Dem Mara Gorman Dem 24th Edward Osienski Dem Edward Osienski Dem 25th Cyndie Romer Dem Cyndie Romer Dem 26th Madinah Wilson-Anton Dem Madinah Wilson-Anton Dem 27th Eric Morrison Dem Eric Morrison Dem 28th William Carson Jr. Dem William Carson Jr. Dem 29th William Bush IV Dem William Bush IV Dem 30th Shannon Morris Rep Shannon Morris Rep 31st Sean Lynn Dem Sean Lynn Dem 32nd Kerri Evelyn Harris Dem Kerri Evelyn Harris Dem 33rd Charles Postles Jr. Rep Charles Postles Jr. Rep 34th Lyndon Yearick Rep Lyndon Yearick Rep 35th Jesse Vanderwende Rep Jesse Vanderwende Rep 36th Bryan Shupe Rep Bryan Shupe Rep 37th Valerie Jones Giltner Rep Valerie Jones Giltner Rep 38th Ronald Gray Rep Ronald Gray Rep 39th Daniel Short Rep Daniel Short Rep 40th Timothy Dukes Rep Timothy Dukes Rep 41st Richard Collins Rep Richard Collins Rep † - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Statewide Party Candi-dates Votes % Seats +/– Democratic 33 246,413 54.37% 27 1 Republican 29 206,761 45.63% 14 1Total 62 453,174 100% 41

Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

Results District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41__NOTOC__ Results of the 2024 Delaware House of Representatives election by district:

1st District Incumbent Democrat Nnamdi Chukwuocha had represented the 1st District since 2018.

2nd District Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Bolden had represented the 2nd District since 2010.

3rd District Incumbent Democrat Sherry Dorsey Walker ran for Lieutenant Governor. Democrat Jose Ortega won the open seat.

4th District Incumbent Republican Jeff Hilovsky had represented the 4th District since 2022.

5th District Incumbent Democrat Kendra Johnson had represented the 5th District since 2018.

6th District Incumbent Democrat Debra Heffernan had represented the 6th District since 2018.

7th District Incumbent Democrat Larry Lambert had represented the 7th District since 2020.

8th District Incumbent Democrat Sherae'a Moore had represented the 8th District since 2020.

9th District Incumbent Republican Kevin Hensley had represented the 9th District since 2014.

10th District Incumbent Democrat Sean Matthews retired and had represented the 10th District since 2014. Democrat Melanie Ross Levin won the open seat.

11th District Incumbent Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman had represented the 11th District since 2012.

12th District Incumbent Democrat Krista Griffith had represented the 12th District since 2018.

13th District Incumbent Democrat DeShanna Neal had represented the 13th District since 2022.

14th District Incumbent Democrat Peter Schwartzkopf retired and had represented the 14th District since 2002. Democrat Claire Snyder-Hall won the open seat.

15th District Incumbent Democrat House Speaker Valerie Longhurst lost the primary and had represented the 15th District since 2004. Democrat Kamela Smith won the open seat.

16th District Incumbent Democrat Franklin Cooke Jr. had represented the 16th District since 2018.

17th District Incumbent Democrat Melissa Minor-Brown had represented the 17th District since 2018.

18th District Incumbent Democrat Sophie Phillips had represented the 18th District since 2022.

19th District Incumbent Democrat Kimberly Williams had represented the 19th District since 2012.

20th District Incumbent Democrat Stell Parker Selby had represented the 20th District since 2022.

21st District Incumbent Republican Michael Ramone retired to run for Governor and had represented the 21st District since 2008. Democrat Frank Burns won the open seat.

22nd District Incumbent Republican Michael Smith had represented the 22nd District since 2018.

23rd District Incumbent Democrat Paul Baumbach retired and had represented the 23rd District since 2012. Democrat Mara Gorman won the open seat.

24th District Incumbent Democrat Edward Osienski had represented the 24th District since 2010.

25th District Incumbent Democrat Cyndie Romer had represented the 25th District since 2022.

26th District Incumbent Democrat Madinah Wilson-Anton had represented the 26th District since 2020.

27th District Incumbent Democrat Eric Morrison had represented the 27th District since 2020.

28th District Incumbent Democrat William Carson Jr. had represented the 28th District since 2008.

29th District Incumbent Democrat William Bush IV had represented the 29th District since 2018.

30th District Incumbent Republican Shannon Morris had represented the 30th District since 2018.

31st District Incumbent Democrat Sean Lynn had represented the 31st District since 2014.

32nd District Incumbent Democrat Kerri Evelyn Harris had represented the 32nd District since 2022.

33rd District Incumbent Republican Charles Postles Jr. had represented the 33rd District since 2016.

34th District Incumbent Republican Lyndon Yearick had represented the 34th District since 2014.

35th District Incumbent Republican Jesse Vanderwende had represented the 35th District since 2018.

36th District

37th District Incumbent Republican Valerie Jones Giltner had represented the 37th District since 2023.

38th District Incumbent Republican Ronald Gray had represented the 38th District since 2012.

39th District Incumbent Republican and Minority Leader Daniel Short had represented the 39th District since 2006.

40th District Incumbent Republican Timothy Dukes had represented the 40th District since 2012.

41st District Incumbent Republican Richard Collins had represented the 41st District since 2014.

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