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Michael F. Smith (Delaware)

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Michael Smith
Image of Michael Smith
Delaware House of Representatives District 22
Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

6

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$50,678/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Contact

Michael Smith (Republican Party) is a member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 22. He assumed office on November 7, 2018. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Smith (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Delaware House of Representatives to represent District 22. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Michael Smith was born in Pike Creek, Delaware. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science and government from the University of Delaware in 2007 and an M.P.A. from the University of Delaware in 2013. Smith’s career experience includes working as the Director of Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships at the University of Delaware’s College of Health Sciences. He has volunteer experience serving as a board member for Kids With Confidence as well as a general member of the Newark Morning Rotary. [1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Smith was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Smith was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Smith was assigned to the following committees:


The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 22

Incumbent Michael Smith defeated Monica Beard in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 22 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Smith
Michael Smith (R)
 
54.8
 
8,601
Image of Monica Beard
Monica Beard (D) Candidate Connection
 
45.2
 
7,103

Total votes: 15,704
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Monica Beard advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 22.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 22.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Smith in this election.

2022

See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 22

Incumbent Michael Smith defeated William Jason Blevins in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 22 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Smith
Michael Smith (R)
 
96.3
 
7,482
William Jason Blevins (Independent) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
3.7
 
290

Total votes: 7,772
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 22.

2020

See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 22

Incumbent Michael Smith defeated Luann D'Agostino in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 22 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Smith
Michael Smith (R)
 
63.3
 
9,383
Image of Luann D'Agostino
Luann D'Agostino (D) Candidate Connection
 
36.7
 
5,437

Total votes: 14,820
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Luann D'Agostino advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 22.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 22.

2018

See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 22

Michael Smith defeated Guillermina Gonzalez in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 22 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Smith
Michael Smith (R)
 
50.6
 
5,955
Image of Guillermina Gonzalez
Guillermina Gonzalez (D)
 
49.4
 
5,815

Total votes: 11,770
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 22

Guillermina Gonzalez defeated Renee Taschner in the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 22 on September 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Guillermina Gonzalez
Guillermina Gonzalez
 
61.2
 
1,426
Renee Taschner
 
38.8
 
905

Total votes: 2,331
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 22

Michael Smith defeated Katherine Beard in the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 22 on September 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Smith
Michael Smith
 
63.6
 
1,108
Katherine Beard
 
36.4
 
635

Total votes: 1,743
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2014

See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Delaware House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 8, 2014. John Mackenzie was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Joseph E. Miro defeated Michael Smith in the Republican primary. Miro defeated Mackenzie and Steven H. Newton (L) in the general election.[2][3][4][5]

Delaware House of Representatives, District 22, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph E. Miro Incumbent 63.3% 5,118
     Democratic John Mackenzie 34.4% 2,784
     Libertarian Steven H. Newton 2.3% 186
Total Votes 8,088
Delaware House of Representatives, District 22 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph E. Miro Incumbent 56.9% 797
Michael Smith 43.1% 604
Total Votes 1,401

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Michael Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Michael Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Michael Smith campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Delaware House of Representatives District 22Won general$87,843 $72,292
2022Delaware House of Representatives District 22Won general$70,100 $42,381
2020Delaware House of Representatives District 22Won general$75,287 N/A**
2018Delaware House of Representatives District 22Won general$80,347 N/A**
Grand total$313,577 $114,673
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Preceded by
Joseph Miro (R)
Delaware House of Representatives District 22
2018-Present
Succeeded by
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