Delaware’s fifteenth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Valerie Longhurst.

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

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

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

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 Valerie Longhurst ran unopposed in the Delaware House of Representatives District 15 general election.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 15 General Election, 2016

Incumbent Valerie Longhurst defeated James Burton in the Delaware House of Representatives District 15 Democratic primary.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2016

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 Valerie Longhurst defeated James Burton in the Democratic primary, while Matthew Lenzini was unopposed in the Republican primary. Longhurst defeated Lenzini in the general election.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 15, General Election, 2014

Delaware House of Representatives, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2014

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 Valerie Longhurst defeated James D. Burton in the August 14 Democratic primary election, before defeating Amy Merlino (L) in the general election. Merlino ran without primary opposition.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 15, General Election, 2012

Delaware House of Representatives, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2012

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Delaware House of Representatives District 15 raised a total of $370,457. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $19,498 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Delaware House of Representatives District 15