Legislative Update: 2024 General Election Results

2024 General Election – The People Have Spoken

The November 5, 2024, General Election brought significant changes and historic milestones in Delaware and the nation. In Delaware, Lisa Blunt Rochester became the first woman and African American elected to represent Delaware in the U.S. Senate. Sarah McBride was elected to the U.S. House, making her the first openly transgender person in Congress. Matt Meyer won the governorship, Kyle Evans Gay was elected Lieutenant Governor, and Melissa Minor Brown became Delaware’s first African American Speaker of the House.

John Carney made history as the first governor to step down to become a city mayor (Wilmington). At the same time, Marcus Henry and Monique Johns took office as New Castle County Executive and County Council President, respectively. Nationally, President Trump, with J.D. Vance as his Vice President-elect, won with 312 Electoral College votes against Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, who received 226 votes. Despite polls predicting a close race, Trump’s victory was clear by the next morning, and he won the popular vote with 50.6%. Below are more results from the 2024 General Election.

National

Presidential:      

U.S. Senate: 

U.S. House:

Donald Trump/J.D. Vance

Kamala Harris/Tim Walz   

Republican Majority 

Majority TBD 

218 threshold for majority. 

15 races TBD. GOP majority likely. 

312 Electoral College Votes 

226 Electoral College Votes

53-to-46 with one race TBD

As of 11/8, 215 GOP & 205 Dems

Delaware & New Castle County (November 5, Delaware Election Results)

Statewide Turnout:

Presidential:

U.S. Senate:

U.S. House:

Governor:

Lt. Governor:

INS Commissioner: 

NCC Executive:

NCC County Council:

Mayor of Wilmington:

65.74% [518,329 voted cast out of a universe of 788,441 registered].

Kamala Harris/Tim Walz (D)

Lisa Blunt Rochester (D)

Sarah McBride (D)

Matt Meyer (D)

Kyle Evans Gay (D)

Trinidad Navarro (D)

Marcus Henry (D)

Monique Johns (D)

John Carney (D)

Won Delaware’s 3 Electoral College Votes

General Assembly

House: Democratic Majority 27-to-14

House Leadership

Speaker:

Majority Leader:

Majority Whip:

Minority Leader:

Minority Whip:   

Melissa Minor-Brown

Kerri Evelyn Harris

Edward Osienski 

Tim Dukes 

Jeff Spiegelman 

(D-17th RD)

(D-32nd RD)

(D-27th RD)

(R-40th RD)

(R-11th RD)

Senate: Democratic Majority 15-to-6

Senate Leadership

President Pro Tem:

Majority Leader:

Majority Whip:   

Minority Leader:

Minority Whip:   

David Sokola 

Bryan Townsend 

Elizabeth Lockman 

Gerald Hocker 

Brian Pettyjohn 

(D-7th SD)

(D-11th SD)

(D-3rd SD)

(R-20th SD)

(R-19th SD)

The New Castle County Chamber of Commerce congratulates all candidates and voters for their contributions to democracy.