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Delaware, State House, District 7

Delaware House of Representatives District 7
Current incumbentRaymond Seigfried Democratic Party

Delaware’s seventh state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Raymond Seigfried.

Delaware state legislators represent an average of 21,901 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 19,112 residents.

About the office

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.

Qualifications

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."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$45,291/yearNo per diem is paid.

Vacancies

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

2020

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.

2018

General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 7

Raymond Seigfried (D) defeated Eric Braunstein (R) and Scott Gesty (L) in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 7 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Raymond Seigfried (D)
62.9
5,943

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Eric Braunstein (R)
35.4
3,348

Scott Gesty (L)
1.6
154

Total votes: 9,445
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 7

Raymond Seigfried defeated Larry Lambert, Joe Daigle, Catherine Imburgia, and Rose Izzo in the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 7 on September 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Raymond Seigfried (D)
28.7
762

Larry Lambert (D)
25.5
676

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Joe Daigle (D)
24.9
661

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Catherine Imburgia (D)
11.3
300

Rose Izzo (D)
9.7
257

Total votes: 2,656
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 7

Eric Braunstein advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 7 on September 6, 2018.

Candidate

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Eric Braunstein (R)


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 Bryon Short defeated Robert Wilson in the Delaware House of Representatives District 7 general election.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 7 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bryon Short Incumbent 90.10% 8,277
Libertarian Robert Wilson 9.90% 909
Total Votes 9,186
Source: Delaware Department of Elections

Incumbent Bryon Short defeated David Brady in the Delaware House of Representatives District 7 Democratic primary.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bryon Short Incumbent 63.34% 1,199
Democratic David Brady 36.66% 694
Total Votes 1,893


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 Bryon H. Short was unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Robert Wilson (L) in the general election.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 7, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBryon H. Short Incumbent 86.1% 4,392
Libertarian Robert Wilson 13.9% 707
Total Votes 5,099

2012

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. Incumbent Bryon Short (D) defeated Daniel Lepre (R) and Robert Wilson (L) in the general election. Both candidates ran unopposed in the February 7 primary elections.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 7, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBryon Short Incumbent 68.2% 7,280
Republican Daniel Lopre 30% 3,204
Libertarian Robert Wilson 1.8% 188
Total Votes 10,672

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Delaware House of Representatives District 7 raised a total of $795,019. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $34,566 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Delaware House of Representatives District 7

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $62,360 3 $20,787
2014 $47,473 2 $23,737
2012 $59,391 3 $19,797
2010 $124,450 3 $41,483
2008 $203,371 2 $101,686
2006 $67,179 3 $22,393
2004 $89,361 3 $29,787
2002 $117,975 3 $39,325
2000 $23,459 1 $23,459
Total $795,019 23 $34,566