Delaware House of Representatives District 19 | ||
Current incumbent | Kimberly Williams |
Delaware’s nineteenth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Kimberly Williams.
Delaware state legislators represent an average of 21,901 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 19,112 residents.
Members of the Delaware House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Delaware legislators assume office the day after their election.
Article II, Section 3 of the Delaware Constitution states: "No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained the age of twenty-four years, and have been a citizen and inhabitant of the State three years next preceding the day of his election, and the last year of that term an inhabitant of the Representative District in which he shall be chosen, unless he shall have been absent on the public business of the United States or of this State."
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Salary | Per diem |
$45,291/year | No per diem is paid. |
If there is a vacancy in the house, the House Speaker must call for a special election. The election must be called for no later than 30 days after the vacancy happened. The Governor may make the declaration if the House is not in session. The date of the election must be set no later than 10 days after a declaration was made.
Elections for the office of Delaware House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for September 15, 2020. The filing deadline is July 14, 2020.
Incumbent Kimberly Williams (D) defeated James Startzman Jr. (R) in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 19 on November 6, 2018.
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Kimberly Williams (D) |
65.9
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4,891 |
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James Startzman Jr. (R) |
34.1
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2,535 |
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Total votes: 7,426 |
Incumbent Kimberly Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 19 on September 6, 2018.
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Kimberly Williams (D) |
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James Startzman Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 19 on September 6, 2018.
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James Startzman Jr. (R) |
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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 Kimberly Williams defeated James Startzman in the Delaware House of Representatives District 19 general election.Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 General Election, 2016
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | Kimberly Williams Incumbent | 63.01% | 5,967 | |
Republican | James Startzman | 36.99% | 3,503 | |
Total Votes | 9,470 | |||
Source: Delaware Department of Elections |
Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party | Candidate | |
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Democratic | Kimberly Williams Incumbent (unopposed) |
Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 Republican Primary, 2016
Party | Candidate | |
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Republican | James Startzman (unopposed) |
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 Kimberly Williams defeated William H. Dunn in the Democratic primary, while James Startzman was unopposed in the Republican primary. Williams defeated Startzman in the general election.
Delaware House of Representatives, District 19, General Election, 2014
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | Kimberly Williams Incumbent | 63.6% | 3,128 | |
Republican | James Startzman | 36.4% | 1,788 | |
Total Votes | 4,916 |
Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Kimberly Williams Incumbent | 67% | 563 |
William H. Dunn | 33% | 277 |
Total Votes | 840 |
Elections for the office of Delaware House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on February 11, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 6, 2012. Kimberly Williams (D) defeated William H. Dunn in the February 7 primary elections, before defeating Dennis Cini (R) in the general election. Cini ran without primary opposition.
Delaware House of Representatives, District 19, General Election, 2012
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | Kimberly Williams | 65.5% | 6,088 | |
Republican | Dennis Cini | 34.5% | 3,200 | |
Total Votes | 9,288 |
Delaware House of Representatives, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Kimberly Williams | 54.3% | 710 |
William H. Dunn | 45.7% | 598 |
Total Votes | 1,308 |
From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Delaware House of Representatives District 19 raised a total of $327,629. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $19,272 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.
Campaign contributions, Delaware House of Representatives District 19
Year | Amount | Candidates | Average | |
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2016 | $46,438 | 2 | $23,219 | |
2014 | $49,172 | 3 | $16,391 | |
2012 * | $45,917 | 3 | $15,306 | |
2010 | $47,321 | 2 | $23,661 | |
2008 | $31,301 | 3 | $10,434 | |
2006 | $23,225 | 1 | $23,225 | |
2004 | $27,975 | 1 | $27,975 | |
2002 | $29,635 | 1 | $29,635 | |
2000 | $26,645 | 1 | $26,645 | |
Total | $327,629 | 17 | $19,272 | |
* Campaign finance data for 2012 is incomplete for this district. |