Lydia York
Lydia York (Democratic Party) is the Delaware State Auditor. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 5, 2027.
York (Democratic Party) ran for election for Delaware State Auditor. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Lydia York was born in Southern Pines, North Carolina. York earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Florida A&M University, an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a law degree from Temple University Beasley School of Law. York's career experience includes working as an accountant with Coopers & Lybrand.[1] York's career experience includes working for the Coopers & Lybrand accounting firm (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), Mellon Bank, Westinghouse Credit Corporation, the Duquesne Light Company, American Hardware Supply Co., and as a clerk for a New Jersey state judge.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Delaware Auditor election, 2022
General election
General election for Delaware State Auditor
Lydia York defeated Janice Lorrah in the general election for Delaware State Auditor on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lydia York (D) | 54.2 | 171,764 |
| Janice Lorrah (R) | 45.8 | 145,161 | ||
| Total votes: 316,925 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware State Auditor
Lydia York defeated incumbent Kathy McGuiness in the Democratic primary for Delaware State Auditor on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lydia York | 71.0 | 35,881 |
 | Kathy McGuiness | 29.0 | 14,640 | |
| Total votes: 50,521 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Janice Lorrah advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware State Auditor.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lydia York did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
| Delaware | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis |
|---|---|---|
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
External links
|
Candidate Delaware State Auditor |
Officeholder Delaware State Auditor |
Personal |
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dennis Greenhouse (D) |
Delaware State Auditor 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| ||||||||||||||
