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Simpler, Mayrack advance in down ballot races: Delaware state executive primary elections review
September 10, 2014
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DOVER, Delaware: With the primary in the rear-view, the November ballots are set for the three state executive offices up for election this year in Delaware.
In total, there were two contested primaries, one Democratic and one Republican, across three offices. Only one incumbent ran for re-nomination, leaving two open seats.
Below, Ballotpedia has put together a review of the September 9 primary elections in Delaware, including the unofficial vote totals and a look ahead at the upcoming general election lineup.
Delaware Attorney General
- See also: Delaware attorney general election, 2014
Second-term Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden (D) opted not to seek re-election in 2014 and unopposed nominees Matthew Denn (D) and Ted Kittila (R) will face off in the general election to take over the open seat. Until declaring his 2014 candidacy for attorney general, current Delaware Lieutenant Governor Denn, who is term-limited from running again in 2016, was considered a potential candidate to replace Delaware Gov. Jack Markell (D) in 2016 when he terms out of office. Speculation that Denn would pursue the attorney general post began after incumbent Biden announced plans to forgo a possible third term to concentrate on his forthcoming 2016 gubernatorial campaign.[1] Ted Kittila is an attorney as well as owner and managing member of the Wilmington-based Greenhill Law Group, LLC.[2][3][4]
- Republican primary - Uncontested
- Democratic primary - Uncontested
General election
Matthew Denn - Current Delaware Lieutenant Governor[5] 
Ted Kittila - Attorney[6]
Catherine Damavandi - Attorney, former deputy attorney general
John Machurek - 2012 Libertarian Party candidate for Delaware House of Representatives
David Graham - Accountant, Delaware Department of Finance
Delaware Treasurer
Outgoing Delaware Treasurer Chip Flowers, a Democrat first elected in 2010, had originally planned to seek a second term in 2014 but bowed out of the race in August following allegations he had harassed his former second in command.[7] Although the charges were dropped with one week to go before primary election day, Flowers had already withdrawn his bid for re-nomination.[8] Flowers' departure cleared the path to the November ballot for Sean Barney, a former aide to current Gov. Jack Markell (D).[9] Republican Ken Simpler, a former hedge fund executive and current CFO for a hotel management company based in Delaware, will take on Barney in the race to succeed Flowers. Simpler overtook Milford-based industrial upholstery businesswoman Sher Valenzuela in the GOP primary for the nomination.
- Republican primary
| Delaware Treasurer, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Ken Simpler |
53.9% | 13,491 | ||
| Sher Valenzuela | 46.1% | 11,549 | ||
| Total Votes | 25,040 | |||
| Election results via Office of the Delaware Elections Commissioner. | ||||
- Democratic primary - Uncontested
General election
Ken Simpler
Sean Barney
David Chandler[10]
Lost in the primary
Withdrawn
Chip Flowers - Incumbent[11][12]
Delaware Auditor
The night's only incumbent running for re-election, Republican Delaware Auditor R. Thomas Wagner, Jr., faced no opposition in the primary. Wagner will defend his post against Democrat Brenda Mayrack, who defeated Ken Matlusky 55-45 for the party's nomination on September 9. Mayrack previously served as executive director of the Delaware State Democratic Party.
- Democratic primary
| Delaware Auditor, Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Brenda Mayrack |
55% | 12,091 | ||
| Ken Matlusky | 45% | 9,896 | ||
| Total Votes | 21,987 | |||
| Election results via Office of the Delaware Elections Commissioner. | ||||
- Republican primary - Uncontested
General election
R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. - Incumbent[13]
Brenda Mayrack[14][15]
Lost in the primary
See also
- Delaware elections, 2014
- Delaware down ballot state executive elections, 2014
- Delaware state executive official elections, 2014
- Attorney General of Delaware
- Delaware Treasurer
- Delaware Auditor
External links
Footnotes
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- ↑ Yahoo! News, "Beau Biden plans 2016 run for governor in Delaware," April 17, 2014
- ↑ delawareonline: The News Journal, "Republicans find candidate to face Matt Denn," June 22, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcampaign14 - ↑ Ted Kittila for Attorney General 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Matt Denn for Attorney General 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Ted Kittila for Attorney General 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ The News Journal, "Ex-deputy treasurer Benner claims Flowers harassed her," August 14, 2014
- ↑ delaware.newszap.com, "Harassment charges against Treasurer Chip Flowers dropped," September 4, 2014
- ↑ delaware.newszap.com, "UPDATE: Delaware treasurer Flowers not running for re-election," August 16, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware Department of Elections, "GENERAL ELECTION 11/04/2014 FILED CANDIDATES BY OFFICE," July 9, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 State of Delaware Department of Elections, "PRIMARY ELECTION 09/09/2014 FILED CANDIDATES BY OFFICE," July 9, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "primarycand" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Delaware.newszap.com, "UPDATE: Delaware treasurer Flowers not running for re-election," August 16, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware Department of Elections, "GENERAL ELECTION 11/04/2014 FILED CANDIDATES BY OFFICE," July 16, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press via WBOC.com, "Brenda Mayrack to Run for Del. State Auditor," December 9, 2013
- ↑ Brenda Mayrack for State Auditor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed December 23, 2013
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