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John Bucchioni
John Bucchioni (Democratic Party) (also known as Jack) ran for election to the Delaware State Senate to represent District 6. Bucchioni lost in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2022.
Bucchioni completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Delaware State Senate District 6
Russ Huxtable defeated Stephen Smyk and Gwendolyn Jones in the general election for Delaware State Senate District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Russ Huxtable (D) | 51.5 | 14,131 |
 | Stephen Smyk (R) | 47.5 | 13,048 | |
| Gwendolyn Jones (Nonpartisan Party) | 1.0 | 271 | ||
| Total votes: 27,450 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 6
Russ Huxtable defeated John Bucchioni in the Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 6 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Russ Huxtable | 67.9 | 3,938 |
 | John Bucchioni | 32.1 | 1,862 | |
| Total votes: 5,800 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ryan Peters (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Stephen Smyk advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware State Senate District 6.
2018
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Stephen Smyk defeated John Bucchioni and Harry Smouse Jr. in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 20 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephen Smyk (R) | 56.1 | 8,187 |
| John Bucchioni (D) | 43.0 | 6,281 | |
| Harry Smouse Jr. (L) | 0.9 | 134 | ||
| Total votes: 14,602 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 20
John Bucchioni advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 20 on September 6, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Stephen Smyk advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 20 on September 6, 2018.
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Bucchioni completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bucchioni's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Delaware State Senate candidate John (Jack) Bucchioni Is running to represent the Present Sixth Senate District, which includes portions of Dewey, Lewes, Milton, Rehoboth and Slaughter Beach areas. A graduate of Maine-Endwell t High School (New York), he earned a bachelor’s degree majoring in history and political science from Bloomsburg University (Pennsylvania) on a football scholarship. While working as a school teacher he completed his master’s degree and became an adjunct professor at Binghamton University (New York). John moved on to enter the private sector owning and operating various mid market international consumer product companies.
Bucchioni first entered Democratic Party public service via various elected and appointed positions in Delaware until the present day. The pinnacle was an elected board seat on the Delaware Democratic Party Executive Committee (emeritus). He is best known for his grass roots work as a fierce advocate for the local residents of Sussex County Delaware.
Jack and his wife Linda have three children and 5 grandchildren. Linda and Jack have lived in postal Milton for over a decade; Jack having first arrived in Lewes during the summer of 1971.
- Green Amendment
Environment
Clean Energy - Public Transpertation and Infrastructure
- Quality of Life
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2018
Note: Bucchioni submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on November 1, 2018. Note: Bucchioni submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on October 31, 2018. Note: Bucchioni submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on August 1, 2018.
See also
2022 Elections
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