2012 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

2012 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
November 6, 2012
 
Nominee John Carney Tom Kovach
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 249,933 129,757
Percentage 64.40% 33.44%
Carney:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Kovach:      50–60%
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

Candidates

Nominee

Republican nomination

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

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

  • 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

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[7] Safe D November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[8] Safe D November 2, 2012
Roll Call[9] Safe D November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] Safe D November 5, 2012
NY Times[11] Safe D November 4, 2012
RCP[12] Safe D November 4, 2012
The Hill[13] Safe D November 4, 2012

Results

Delaware's at-large congressional district, 2012[14]
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

References

  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. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  7. ^ "The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races". Cookpolitical.com. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  8. ^ "House Ratings". Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  9. ^ [1], as of November 4, 2012
  10. ^ Crystal Ball, as of November 5, 2012
  11. ^ House Race Ratings, The New York Times, as of November 4, 2012
  12. ^ [2], as of November 4, 2012
  13. ^ "House Ratings". The Hill. November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  14. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". State of Delaware. Archived from the original on November 15, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.

Official campaign websites (archived)


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