Delaware House of Representatives District 34 | ||
Current incumbent | Lyndon Dean Yearick |
Delaware’s thirty-fourth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Lyndon Dean Yearick.
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.
This district is one of 710 state legislative districts that intersects with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.
The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties is slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.
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 Lyndon Dean Yearick (R) defeated Adewunmi Kuforiji (D) and William McVay (L) in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 34 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
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Lyndon Dean Yearick (R) |
58.1
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5,476 |
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Adewunmi Kuforiji (D) |
40.6
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3,825 | |
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William McVay (L) |
1.3
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118 |
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Total votes: 9,419 (100.00% precincts reporting) |
Adewunmi Kuforiji advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 34 on September 6, 2018.
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Adewunmi Kuforiji (D) |
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Incumbent Lyndon Dean Yearick advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 34 on September 6, 2018.
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Lyndon Dean Yearick (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 Lyndon Dean Yearick defeated David Henderson in the Delaware House of Representatives District 34 general election.Delaware House of Representatives, District 34 General Election, 2016
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | Lyndon Dean Yearick Incumbent | 59.07% | 6,518 | |
Democratic | David Henderson | 40.93% | 4,516 | |
Total Votes | 11,034 | |||
Source: Delaware Department of Elections |
Delaware House of Representatives, District 34 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party | Candidate | |
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Democratic | David Henderson (unopposed) |
Delaware House of Representatives, District 34 Republican Primary, 2016
Party | Candidate | |
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Republican | Lyndon Dean Yearick Incumbent (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. Theodore M. Yacucci, Sr. was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Lyndon Dean Yearick defeated incumbent Donald A. Blakey in the Republican primary. Yearick defeated Yacucci in the general election.
Delaware House of Representatives, District 34, General Election, 2014
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | Lyndon Dean Yearick | 64.4% | 4,097 | |
Democratic | Theodore M. Yacucci, Sr. | 35.6% | 2,268 | |
Total Votes | 6,365 |
Delaware House of Representatives, District 34 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Lyndon Dean Yearick | 58.2% | 645 |
Donald A. Blakey Incumbent | 41.8% | 464 |
Total Votes | 1,109 |
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 Donald Blakey (R) defeated Theodore Yacucci, Sr. (D) and Douglas Beatty (I) in the general election. The candidates ran unopposed in the February 7 primary elections.
Delaware House of Representatives, District 34, General Election, 2012
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | Donald Blakey Incumbent | 56.7% | 5,680 | |
Democratic | Theodore Yacucci | 40.7% | 4,074 | |
Independent | Douglas Beatty | 2.7% | 268 | |
Total Votes | 10,022 |
From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Delaware House of Representatives District 34 raised a total of $256,292. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $12,815 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.
Campaign contributions, Delaware House of Representatives District 34
Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
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2016 | $56,429 | 2 | $28,215 |
2014 | $35,150 | 3 | $11,717 |
2012 | $17,799 | 3 | $5,933 |
2010 | $26,165 | 4 | $6,541 |
2008 | $16,960 | 2 | $8,480 |
2006 | $56,776 | 2 | $28,388 |
2004 | $11,525 | 1 | $11,525 |
2002 | $13,013 | 1 | $13,013 |
2000 | $22,475 | 2 | $11,238 |
Total | $256,292 | 20 | $12,815 |