2014 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the U.S. representative from Delaware's at-large congressional district, who will represent the state of Delaware in the 114th United States Congress. The election coincided with the election of a U.S. Senator from Delaware and other federal and state offices. Incumbent Democratic Congressman John Carney won re-election to a third term in office.

2014 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, At-large district

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Nominee John Carney Rose Izzo
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 137,251 85,146
Percentage 59.3% 36.8%

County results
Carney:      50–60%      60–70%
Izzo:      40–50%

U.S. Representative before election

John Carney
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

John Carney
Democratic

Democratic nomination

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Candidates

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Declared

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Republican nomination

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Candidates

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Declared

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  • Rose Izzo, conservative freelance political consultant and candidate for the seat in 2010 and 2012[1]

Other candidates

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Green

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Nominee

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  • Bernard "Bernie" August, nominee for the seat in 2012[1]

Libertarian

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Nominee

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  • Scott Gesty, accountant and nominee for the seat in 2012[1]

General election

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
John
Carney (D)
Rose
Izzo (R)
Bernie
August (G)
Scott
Gesty (L)
Undecided
University of Delaware[2] September 10–22, 2014 902 ± 3.9% 52% 17% 4% 7% 20%

Results

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Delaware's at-large congressional district, 2014[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Carney (incumbent) 137,251 59.26% −5.14%
Republican Rose Izzo 85,146 36.76% +3.32%
Green Bernard August 4,801 2.07% +0.97%
Libertarian Scott Gesty 4,419 1.91% +0.85%
Total votes '231,617' '100.0%' N/A
Democratic hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "State of Delaware Department of Elections General Election 11/04/2014 Filed Candidates by Office". elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  2. ^ University of Delaware
  3. ^ "State of Delaware - Elections Results". Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
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