2018 Delaware Attorney General election
2018 Delaware Attorney General election
County results Precinct results Jennings: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Pepukayi: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Tie: 50% No data
The 2018 Delaware Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018. The Delaware primary election for federal and state candidates took place on September 6, 2018. Incumbent Attorney General Matthew Denn announced on August 28, 2017 that he would not seek re-election.[ 1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Chris Johnson, former counsel for the City of Wilmington Law Department[ 3]
Tim Mullaney, former chief of staff for the Delaware Department of Justice[ 4]
LaKresha Roberts, former Delaware chief deputy attorney general[ 5]
Endorsements
Chris Johnson
State legislators
City councilpersons
Individuals
Organizations
LaKresha Roberts
Organizations
Eastern Sussex Democratic Club
Results
Results by county
Jennings—60–70%
Jennings—50–60%
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Kathy Jennings
46,038
56.6
Democratic
LaKresha Roberts
17,584
21.6
Democratic
Chris Johnson
12,194
15.0
Democratic
Tim Mullaney
5,513
6.8
Margin of victory
28,454
35.0%
Turnout
81,329
25.4%[ 10]
Total votes
81,329
100.0
General election
Endorsements
Kathy Jennings (D)
Vice presidents
Senators
US representatives
Governors
State legislators
Political candidates
Organizations
Declined to endorse
Declined to endorse Bernard Pepukayi
Results
Delaware Attorney General election, 2018[ 19]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Kathy Jennings
218,351
61.31%
Republican
Bernard Pepukayi
137,730
38.68%
Total votes
356,081
100.0%
Democratic hold
References
↑ "Attorney General Matt Denn will not seek re-election" .
↑ Cherry, Amy. "Jennings running for attorney general, resigns top New Castle County post" .
↑ Mueller, Sarah. "Chris Johnson joins crowded Democratic field for Delaware AG" .
↑ "Former Beau Biden aide to run for Delaware attorney general" . October 20, 2017.
↑ "DOJ's second-in-command running for attorney general - Delaware State News" . January 10, 2018.
↑ "Endorsements - Chris Johnson for Attorney General" . Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018 .
↑ "Coby Owens on Twitter" .
↑ "Progressive Democrats for Delaware on Twitter" .
↑ "Chris Johnson for Delaware Attorney General" . Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
↑ "State of Delaware - Department of Elections · Office of the State Election Commissioner" . elections.delaware.gov . Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018 .
↑ "Longtime Democrat Bernard Pepukayi to run for Delaware AG as a Republican" . delawareonline . Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
↑ Diehl, Josh. "Peggy Marshall Thomas enters Attorney General race" .
↑ "Delaware's lone Republican in the attorney general race drops out" .
↑ "Lawyer known for suing state plans run for attorney general - Delaware State News" . October 25, 2017.
↑ McAneny, DJ. "Republican Tom Neuberger drops from Attorney General race" . Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018 .
↑ "Chris Coons on Facebook" .
↑ "John Carney on Instagram: "Thank you to everyone who came out to the Sussex County Jamboree this weekend! We have a great slate of candidates this year, and I'm…" " . Instagram . Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
↑ "Log In or Sign Up to View" . www.facebook.com . Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
↑ "State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)" . State of Delaware Election Commissioner. Archived from the original on December 6, 2006. Retrieved November 6, 2018 .
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