2012 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

2012 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

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

County results
Carney:      50–60%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

John Carney
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

John Carney
Democratic

Map of Delaware's at-large congressional district

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

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Republican nomination

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Rose Izzo, conservative freelance political consultant and candidate for the seat in 2010[3]

Results

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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

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Candidates

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  • Bernie August (Green)[5]
  • John Carney (D), incumbent U.S. Representative
  • Scott Gesty (L), accountant. Gesty has also been endorsed by the Independent Party of Delaware[6]
  • Tom Kovach (R), New Castle County Council president

Results

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Delaware's at-large congressional district, 2012[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Carney (incumbent) 249,933 64.40% +7.62%
Republican Tom Kovach 129,757 33.44% −7.60%
Green Bernard August 4,273 1.10% N/A
Libertarian Scott Gesty 4,096 1.06% +0.41%
Total votes 388,059 100.0%
Democratic hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

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  1. ^ Hayes, Jennifer (August 8, 2012). "Following the money trail: Delaware congressional candidates off to a slow start". Dover Post. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  2. ^ Cherry, Amy (October 11, 2011). "NCCo Council President running for Congress". WDEL. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". State of Delaware. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  5. ^ "GPDE nominates candidates for U.S. Senate, House". Green Party of Delaware. June 8, 2012. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  6. ^ "Independent Party of Delaware endorses Scott Gesty for US House". Scott Gesty for U.S. Congress. August 7, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  7. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". State of Delaware. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
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Official campaign websites (archived)