Colin Rafferty Marie Jude Bonini (born April 14, 1965) is an American politician and a Republican former member of the Delaware Senate, where he represented the 16th District from 1994 to 2022.
Colin Bonini | |
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Member of the Delaware Senate from the 16th district | |
In office November 9, 1994 – November 9, 2022 | |
Preceded by | William Torbert |
Succeeded by | Eric Buckson |
Personal details | |
Born | Colin Rafferty Marie Jude Bonini April 14, 1965 Stanford, California, U.S.[citation needed] |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Melissa Harrington (m. 2001) |
Education | Wesley College (BA) University of Delaware (MPA) |
Bonini received his Bachelor of Arts from Wesley College in 1991. He received a Master of Public Administration from the University of Delaware in 1999.[1][2] While in college, he worked for United States Senator Bill Roth and the United States Department of State in New Delhi, India.[citation needed]
He was elected in 1994 to represent the 16th District in the Delaware Senate.[3] The district covers part of southern and eastern Kent County along with a small portion of adjacent Sussex County. It includes the southern portions of Dover around the Dover Air Force Base and the towns of Frederica and Harrington.[citation needed]
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In 2010, Bonini unsuccessfully ran for state treasurer, losing to Democrat Chip Flowers. Flowers received 51 percent of the vote to defeat Bonini by 6,121 votes.[4]
Shortly after the 2014 elections, Bonini announced he would run for governor in the 2016 election to fix "significant systemic and fundamental problems" in the state.[5][6] Bonini competed with former state trooper Lacey Lafferty in the Republican primary election, which he won with 70% of the vote.[7] He lost to U.S. Congressman John Carney in the general election, garnering less than 40% of the vote.[8] In 2020, Bonini again tried to run for governor but lost in the Republican primary to Julianne Murray, earning less than 35% of the vote.[9][10] On September 13, 2022, Bonini was defeated in the Republican primary, finishing last place in a 3-way race.[11]
In 2024, Bonini announced he was running for the Kent County Register of Wills in 2024.[12][13][14]
Electoral history
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Chip Flowers | 153,203 | 51.03 | ||
Republican | Colin Bonini | 147,031 | 48.97 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Colin Bonini | 21,150 | 69.88 | |
Republican | Lacey Lafferty | 9,115 | 30.12 | |
Total votes | 30,265 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | John Carney | 248,404 | 58.34 | ||
Republican | Colin Bonini | 166,852 | 39.18 | ||
Green | Andrew Groff | 5,951 | 1.39 | ||
Libertarian | Sean Louis Goward | 4,577 | 1.09 | ||
Total votes | 425,784 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Julianne Murray | 22,819 | 41.15 | |
Republican | Colin Bonini | 19,161 | 34.56 | |
Republican | Bryant Richardson | 4,262 | 7.69 | |
Republican | Scott Walker | 3,998 | 7.21 | |
Republican | David Bosco | 3,660 | 6.60 | |
Republican | David Graham | 1,547 | 2.79 | |
Total votes | 55,447 | 100.00 |
References
edit- ^ "Senator Colin Bonini (R) - Delaware General Assembly".
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System - Vote Smart".
- ^ "Colin Bonini". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 5, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ Starkey, Jonathan (November 6, 2014). "Colin Bonini: 'I'm running for governor'". The News Journal.
- ^ Starkey, Jonathan (November 23, 2015). "Sen. Colin Bonini recommits to Delaware governor campaign". The News Journal.
- ^ "State of Delaware Primary Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. September 14, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "Home - Bay to Bay News | Bay to Bay News".
- ^ "Delaware Election Results".
- ^ "Delaware Primary Election Results". The New York Times. 2022-09-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ "Former State Senator Colin Bonini to run for Kent County Register of Wills". 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Longtime state senator running for Kent County register of wills".
- ^ "Colin Bonini Files for Kent County Register of Wills". 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - DE State Treasurer Race - Nov 02, 2010".
- ^ "Delaware Election Results 2016: Governor Live Map by County, Real-Time Voting Updates". Politico. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ "State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Election Commissioner. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
External links
edit- "Senator Colin R. J. Bonini". Delaware General Assembly.
- "Colin Bonini". Official Campaign Website.
- Project Vote Smart – Senator Colin Bonini (DE) profile