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Stephanie Bolden
2010 - Present
2026
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Stephanie Bolden (Democratic Party) is a member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 2. She assumed office on November 3, 2010. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Bolden (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Delaware House of Representatives to represent District 2. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Bolden holds an M.Ed. from Boston College and a B.S. from Delaware State University.Bolden is a retired educator in the Christina (DE) School District. She served on the Wilmington City Council from 1992 to 2010, from 2008 to 2010 as president pro tempore.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Bolden was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Gaming & Parimutuels Committee, Chair
- House Labor Committee
- House Veterans Affairs Committee
- Joint Finance Committee
2021-2022
Bolden was assigned to the following committees:
- House Veterans Affairs Committee
- Joint Finance Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee
- House Education Committee
- Gaming & Parimutuels Committee, Vice-Chair
- Housing & Community Affairs Committee, Vice-Chair
- House Labor Committee
- Revenue & Finance Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Bolden was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Finance Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Housing & Community Affairs Committee, Vice-Chair
- House Education Committee
- House Labor Committee
- House Veterans Affairs Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • Gaming & Parimutuels |
| • Housing & Community Affairs, Chair |
| • Labor |
| • Revenue & Finance |
| • Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability), Chair |
| • Veterans Affairs |
| • Joint Sunset, Co-chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bolden served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • Gaming & Parimutuels |
| • Health & Human Development |
| • Housing & Community Affairs, Chair |
| • Labor |
| • Revenue & Finance |
| • Sunset |
| • Veterans Affairs |
| • Joint Sunset |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bolden served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • Gaming & Parimutuels |
| • Housing & Community Affairs, Chair |
| • Labor |
| • Revenue & Finance |
| • Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Bolden served on these committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • Health & Human Development |
| • Housing & Community Affairs |
| • Labor |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Stephanie Bolden won election in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephanie Bolden (D) | 100.0 | 6,590 |
| Total votes: 6,590 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Stephanie Bolden defeated James Taylor in the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 2 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephanie Bolden | 64.6 | 1,376 |
 | James Taylor | 35.4 | 754 | |
| Total votes: 2,130 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bolden in this election.
2022
See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Stephanie Bolden won election in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephanie Bolden (D) | 100.0 | 3,155 |
| Total votes: 3,155 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Stephanie Bolden defeated James Taylor in the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 2 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephanie Bolden | 62.1 | 711 |
| James Taylor | 37.9 | 434 | |
| Total votes: 1,145 | |||
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2020
See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Stephanie Bolden won election in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephanie Bolden (D) | 100.0 | 6,474 |
| Total votes: 6,474 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Stephanie Bolden advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 2.
2018
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Stephanie Bolden won election in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephanie Bolden (D) | 100.0 | 4,693 |
| Total votes: 4,693 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Stephanie Bolden defeated U'Gundi Jacobs in the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 2 on September 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephanie Bolden | 59.7 | 1,169 |
| U'Gundi Jacobs | 40.3 | 789 | ||
| Total votes: 1,958 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Delaware House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was July 12, 2016.
Incumbent Stephanie Bolden ran unopposed in the Delaware House of Representatives District 2 general election.[1][2]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 2 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Stephanie Bolden Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 6,256 | |
| Total Votes | 6,256 | |||
| Source: Delaware Department of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Stephanie Bolden ran unopposed in the Delaware House of Representatives District 2 Democratic primary.[3][4][1]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Stephanie Bolden Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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. Incumbent Stephanie T. Bolden was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Richard Dyton was unopposed in the Republican primary. Bolden defeated Dyton in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stephanie T. Bolden Incumbent |
82% | 2,393 | |
| Republican | Richard Dyton | 18% | 527 | |
| Total Votes | 2,920 | |||
2012
Bolden ran in the 2012 election for Delaware House of Representatives District 2. Bolden defeated Arthur Scott in the Democratic primary on September 11, 2012 and was unchallenged in the general election on November 6, 2012.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stephanie Bolden Incumbent |
100% | 6,253 | |
| Total Votes | 6,253 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Stephanie Bolden Incumbent |
62.1% | 1,400 |
| Arthur Scott | 37.9% | 854 |
| Total Votes | 2,254 | |
2010
Bolden won election to District 2 of the Delaware House of Representatives in 2010. She did not face any opposition in the November 2 general election.[9]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 2 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Stephanie Bolden (R)
|
4,485 | 100% | ||
Bolden defeated incumbent Democrat Hazel Plant in the September 14 primary by a margin of 676-645.[10]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 2 - Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Stephanie Bolden
|
676 | 51.2% | ||
| Hazel D. Plant | 645 | 48.8% | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Stephanie Bolden did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Stephanie Bolden did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 9 to June 30.
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2023
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In 2023, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 10 to June 30. |
2022
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In 2022, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 11 to June 30.
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2021
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In 2021, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 12 to June 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 30. |
2019
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In 2019, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 8 through June 30.
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2018
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In 2018, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 9 through June 30.
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2017
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In 2017, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 10 through June 30. The legislature held a special session on July 2.
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2016
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In 2016, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 12 through July 1.
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2015
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In 2015, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 13 through June 30.
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2014
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In 2014, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 14 through July 1.
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2013
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Delaware.gov, "General election candidates," accessed September 27, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "glist16" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Delaware Department of Elections, "General Election (Official Results)," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Delaware.gov, "Primary election candidates," accessed July 13, 2016
- ↑ Delaware Department of Elections, Primary Election (Official Returns)," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Delaware State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 13, 2012
- ↑ Delaware Elections Division, "Official 2010 Election results," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ WDEL, "Korn wins, incumbents Plant & Walsh lose," September 15, 2010
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Delaware House of Representatives District 2 2010-Present |
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