2014 Delaware Attorney General election

The 2014 Delaware Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of Delaware. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Beau Biden did not run for re-election to a third term in office instead opting to run for governor in 2016, but died of brain cancer on May 30, 2015.[1][2]

2014 Delaware Attorney General election

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Nominee Matthew Denn Ted Kittila
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 121,410 90,257
Percentage 52.76% 39.22%

Denn:      40–50%      50–60%
Kittila:     50–60%

Attorney General before election

Beau Biden
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Matthew Denn
Democratic

Democrat Lieutenant Governor of Delaware Matthew Denn defeated Republican corporate attorney Ted Kittila with 52.76% of the vote.[3]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Declined

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Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matthew Denn Unopposed
Total votes 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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  • Ted Kittila, corporate attorney[6]

Declined

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Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ted Kittila Unopposed
Total votes 100.0

Third-parties and Independents

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Independent Party

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Nominee

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  • David Graham, tax auditor[8]

Green Party

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Nominee

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  • Catherine Damavandi, former deputy attorney general of Delaware[9]

Libertarian Party

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Nominee

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  • John Machurek, former candidate for state representative in 2012[10]

General election

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Results

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2014 Delaware Attorney General election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matthew Denn 121,410 52.76
Republican Ted Kittila 90,257 39.22
Green Catherine Damavandi 10,599 4.61
Independent Party David Graham 4,879 2.12
Libertarian John Machurek 2,984 1.3
Total votes 230,129 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Beau Biden says he plans to run for governor in Delaware". CNN. April 17, 2014. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  2. ^ FoxNews.com (May 31, 2015). "Beau Biden, son of Vice President Joe Biden, dies of brain cancer". Fox News Network, LLC. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  3. ^ "Denn wins Delaware Attorney General race". Delaware First Media. November 5, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Denn enters AG's race; primary still possible". Delaware Online. April 21, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  5. ^ "State prosecutor Jennings won't run for attorney general". Delaware Online. April 25, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  6. ^ "Republican lawyer to enter AG race". Delaware Online. June 17, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  7. ^ "Connolly not running for AG". Delaware Online. May 8, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  8. ^ "Election 2014: Denn, Graham, Kittila face off in Attorney General race". Middletown Transcript. August 20, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  9. ^ "Green Party's Damavandi running for attorney general". Delaware Online. September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  10. ^ "State of Delaware Department of Elections General Election 11/04/2014 Filed Candidates by Office". elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  11. ^ "State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Election Commissioner. Retrieved November 27, 2014.