Delaware’s twenty-second state house district is represented by Republican Representative Michael Smith.

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

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 Joseph Miro defeated Lanette Edwards and Bernard August in the Delaware House of Representatives District 22 general election.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 22 General Election, 2016

Lanette Edwards ran unopposed in the Delaware House of Representatives District 22 Democratic primary.
Incumbent Joseph Miro ran unopposed in the Delaware House of Representatives District 22 Republican primary.

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. John Mackenzie was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Joseph E. Miro defeated Michael Smith in the Republican primary. Miro defeated Mackenzie and Steven H. Newton (L) in the general election.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 22, General Election, 2014

Delaware House of Representatives, District 22 Republican 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 Joseph Miro (R) defeated Nick T. Manolakos in the August 14 Republican primary election, before defeating David Ellis (D) in the general election. Ellis ran without primary opposition.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 22, General Election, 2012

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Delaware House of Representatives District 22 raised a total of $487,969. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $25,683 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Delaware House of Representatives District 22