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Kayode Abegunde
Kayode Abegunde (Democratic Party) ran for election for Delaware Insurance Commissioner. He lost in the Democratic primary on September 10, 2024.
Abegunde completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kayode Abegunde was born in Lagos, Nigeria. He earned a B.S. in accounting from the University of Ado Ekiti in Nigeria and an M.B.A. in finance and healthcare administration from Wilmington University. As of 2020, Abegunde was attending Wilmington University to obtain his doctor of social science degree in prevention science. He also took Ph.D. courses at Capella University for two years and received an honorary doctorate degree in data management. Abegunde's professional experience includes working as a senior program director, accountant, deacon, insurance executive, auditor, financial analyst, principal consultant, CEO and politician.[1][2][3][4] He has been affiliated with Keystone Human Services and the New Castle County Government.[4]
Elections
2024
See also: Delaware Insurance Commissioner election, 2024
General election
General election for Delaware Insurance Commissioner
Incumbent Trinidad Navarro defeated Ralph Taylor in the general election for Delaware Insurance Commissioner on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Trinidad Navarro (D) | 58.6 | 289,336 |
 | Ralph Taylor (R) | 41.4 | 204,393 | |
| Total votes: 493,729 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware Insurance Commissioner
Incumbent Trinidad Navarro defeated Kayode Abegunde in the Democratic primary for Delaware Insurance Commissioner on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Trinidad Navarro | 74.0 | 61,257 |
 | Kayode Abegunde | 26.0 | 21,569 | |
| Total votes: 82,826 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Ralph Taylor advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware Insurance Commissioner.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Abegunde in this election.
2020
See also: Delaware Insurance Commissioner election, 2020
General election
General election for Delaware Insurance Commissioner
Incumbent Trinidad Navarro defeated Julia Pillsbury in the general election for Delaware Insurance Commissioner on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Trinidad Navarro (D) | 59.5 | 286,743 |
 | Julia Pillsbury (R) | 40.5 | 195,305 | |
| Total votes: 482,048 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware Insurance Commissioner
Incumbent Trinidad Navarro defeated Kayode Abegunde in the Democratic primary for Delaware Insurance Commissioner on September 15, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Trinidad Navarro | 64.1 | 73,847 |
| Kayode Abegunde | 35.9 | 41,429 | |
| Total votes: 115,276 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Julia Pillsbury advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware Insurance Commissioner.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kayode Abegunde completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Abegunde's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Equity- Advocating for Delawareans to discourage redlining
- Affordability- Able to work with the insurance companies to bring affordable premiums to the Delawareans
- Assesability- Bringing more insurance products to our people in Delaware and breaking the monopoly
Options- Providing more options to the veterans to assist them in their economic status
2. Honest
Professional
Goal-getter
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Campaign website
Abegunde’s campaign website stated the following:
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The reasons why I am running 1. Equity- Advocating for Delawareans to discourage redlining 2. Affordability- Able to work with the insurance companies to bring affordable premiums to the Delawareans 3. Accessibility- Bringing more insurance products to our people in Delaware and breaking the monopoly 4. Regulations- Using effective regulations to leverage the market to reduce insurance costs and premiums 5. Options- Providing more options to the veterans to assist their economic status We are in a different and unique climate period; it requires a different approach and a different leader that will listen, advocate, and fight for all. I am running to bring people together cross-culturally. During this period, you want a passionate, loyal, and trusted insurance commissioner to represent you all. As your candidate when elected my focus will be centered around the following vision I will advocate for consumer protection, and enforce the policies aimed at regulating the insurance market on a (win-win) approach for both the consumers and the insurance companies, I will work with the insurance companies to enhance transparency and fairness in the assessment of premiums billed to the consumers, I will encourage the use of technology and digitization to leverage the markets to reduce costs and ensure reliable insurance coverage at a reasonable rate for all Delaware Consumers, and I will encourage the use of insurance terms that the community understands.[5] |
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| —Kayode Abegunde’s campaign website (2024)[6] | ||
2020
Kayode Abegunde completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Abegunde's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My name is Kayode Abegunde a Democrat candidate, running for Delaware State Insurance Commissioner. I am a graduate from Wilmington University with double MBAs' in Finance and Health Care Administration. I had my Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.
• I am running to protect and advocate for the consumers • I am running to fight for Equity and Justice • I am running to prevent unfair practices by the insurance companies and the consumers • I am running to maintain fair pricing of insurance products and protecting the insurance solvency
Kayode is the best candidate for this office as an Accountant, Auditor, Certified Investigator, Insurance Marketing Executive, Insurance Agent, Senior Program Director, Tax Specialist, and Consultant. You can always count on me!
- I am running to protect and advocate for the consumers
- I am running to prevent unfair practices by the insurance companies and the consumers
- I am running to fight for Equity and Justice
Gun-Control
Welfare
Economy
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 14, 2020
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Kayode Abegunde," July 18, 2020
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Kayode Abegunde," July 22, 2024
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 6, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Kayode Abegunde, “Home,” accessed August 6, 2024
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