2018 Delaware Attorney General election

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2018 Delaware Attorney General election
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Jennings:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Pepukayi:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Tie:      50%
     No data

The 2018 Delaware Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018. The Delaware primary election for federal and state candidates took place on September 6, 2018. Incumbent Attorney General Matthew Denn announced on August 28, 2017, that he would not seek re-election.[1]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

  • Chris Johnson, former counsel for the City of Wilmington Law Department[3]
  • Tim Mullaney, former chief of staff for the Delaware Department of Justice[4]
  • LaKresha Roberts, former Delaware Chief Deputy Attorney General[5]

Declined[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Chris Johnson

State legislators
City Councilpersons
Individuals
Organizations
  • Blue Wave Crowd Source
  • The Broader Representation Advocacy Team
  • Delaware United
  • Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate
  • The Political Revolution
  • Progressive Democrats for Delaware[8]
  • Real Justice[9]
  • Working Families Party

LaKresha Roberts

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Organizations
  • Eastern Sussex Democratic Club

Results[edit]

Results by county

  •   Jennings—60–70%

  •   Jennings—50–60%

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Withdrawn nomination[edit]

Withdrew[edit]

Independents[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Kathy Jennings

U.S. Vice President
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Governors
State legislators
Political candidates
Organizations

Declined to endorse

Declined to endorse Bernard Pepukayi

Results[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Attorney General Matt Denn will not seek re-election”.
  2. ^ Cherry, Amy. “Jennings running for attorney general, resigns top New Castle County post”.
  3. ^ Mueller, Sarah. “Chris Johnson joins crowded Democratic field for Delaware AG”.
  4. ^ “Former Beau Biden aide to run for Delaware attorney general”. 20 October 2017.
  5. ^ “DOJ’s second-in-command running for attorney general – Delaware State News”. 10 January 2018.
  6. ^ “Endorsements – Chris Johnson for Attorney General”. Archived from the original on 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  7. ^ “Coby Owens on Twitter”.
  8. ^ “Progressive Democrats for Delaware on Twitter”.
  9. ^ “Chris Johnson for Delaware Attorney General”. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  10. ^ “State of Delaware – Department of Elections · Office of the State Election Commissioner”. elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  11. ^ “Longtime Democrat Bernard Pepukayi to run for Delaware AG as a Republican”. delawareonline. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  12. ^ Diehl, Josh. “Peggy Marshall Thomas enters Attorney General race”.
  13. ^ “Delaware’s lone Republican in the attorney general race drops out”.
  14. ^ “Lawyer known for suing state plans run for attorney general – Delaware State News”. October 25, 2017.
  15. ^ McAneny, DJ. “Republican Tom Neuberger drops from Attorney General race”. Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  16. ^ “Chris Coons on Facebook”.
  17. ^ “John Carney on Instagram: “Thank you to everyone who came out to the Sussex County Jamboree this weekend! We have a great slate of candidates this year, and I’m…”“. Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  18. ^ “Log In or Sign Up to View”. www.facebook.com. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  19. ^ “State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)”. State of Delaware Election Commissioner. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

External links[edit]

Official campaign websites


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