Delaware, State House, District 8

Delaware House of Representatives District 8
Current incumbent	S. Quinton Johnson

Delaware’s eighth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative S. Quinton Johnson.

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
Salary	Per diem
$45,291/year	No 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 8

Incumbent S. Quinton Johnson (D) defeated Dan Zitofsky (R) and Cody McNutt (L) in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 8 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	S. Quinton Johnson (D)	62.9	5,864
	Dan Zitofsky (R)	35.8	3,334
	Cody McNutt (L)	1.3	118

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 9,316
(100.00% precincts reporting)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent S. Quinton Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 8 on September 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		S. Quinton Johnson (D)

The results have been certified.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 8

Dan Zitofsky advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 8 on September 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Dan Zitofsky (R)

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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 S. Quinton Johnson ran unopposed in the Delaware House of Representatives District 8 general election.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 8 General Election, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	S. Quinton Johnson Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	8,703
Total Votes			8,703
Source: Delaware Department of Elections

Incumbent S. Quinton Johnson ran unopposed in the Delaware House of Representatives District 8 Democratic primary.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate
	Democratic	S. Quinton Johnson Incumbent (unopposed)

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 S. Quinton Johnson IV was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Matthew A. Brown was unopposed in the Republican primary. Johnson defeated Brown in the general election.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 8, General Election, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	S. Quinton Johnson IV Incumbent	61.4%	3,562
	Republican	Matthew A. Brown	38.6%	2,236
Total Votes			5,798

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 S. Quinton Johnson (D) defeated Matthew Brown (R) in the general election. Both candidates ran unopposed in the February 7 primary elections.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 8, General Election, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	S. Quinton Johnson Incumbent	69.2%	6,937
	Republican	Matthew Brown	30.8%	3,086
Total Votes			10,023

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Delaware House of Representatives District 8 raised a total of $432,602. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $25,447 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Delaware House of Representatives District 8

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2016	$23,250	1	$23,250
2014	$41,620	2	$20,810
2012	$32,067	2	$16,034
2010	$76,685	3	$25,562
2008	$45,573	2	$22,787
2006	$45,345	2	$22,673
2004	$36,382	1	$36,382
2002	$94,676	2	$47,338
2000	$37,004	2	$18,502
Total	$432,602	17	$25,447