2018 Delaware Attorney General election explained

Election Name:	2018 Delaware Attorney General election
Country:	Delaware
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 Delaware Attorney General election
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2022 Delaware Attorney General election
Next Year:	2022
Election Date:	November 6, 2018
Image1:	File:Kathy Jennings CFPB (cropped).png
Nominee1:	Kathy Jennings
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	218,351
Percentage1:	61.3%
Nominee2:	Bernard Pepukayi
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	137,730
Percentage2:	38.7%
Map Size:	210px
Attorney General
Before Election:	Matthew Denn
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Kathy Jennings
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 2018 Delaware Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018. The Delaware primary election for federal and state candidates took place on September 6, 2018. Incumbent Attorney General Matthew Denn announced on August 28, 2017, that he would not seek re-election.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Kathy Jennings, former New Castle County chief administrative officer^[2]

Eliminated in primary

Chris Johnson, former counsel for the City of Wilmington Law Department^[3]
Tim Mullaney, former chief of staff for the Delaware Department of Justice^[4]
LaKresha Roberts, former Delaware Chief Deputy Attorney General^[5]

Declined

Matthew Denn, incumbent state Attorney General

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Bernard Pepukayi, former New Castle County attorney^[6]

Withdrawn nomination

Peggy Marshall Thomas, former chief Sussex County prosecutor^[7] ^[8]

Withdrew

Tom Neuberger, lawyer^[9] ^[10]

Independents

Candidates

Declared

Allen Jester (write-in)

General election

Results

External links

Official campaign websites

Notes and References

Web site: Attorney General Matt Denn will not seek re-election.
Web site: Jennings running for attorney general, resigns top New Castle County post. Amy. Cherry.
Web site: Chris Johnson joins crowded Democratic field for Delaware AG. Sarah. Mueller.
Web site: Former Beau Biden aide to run for Delaware attorney general. 20 October 2017.
Web site: DOJ's second-in-command running for attorney general - Delaware State News. 10 January 2018.
Web site: Longtime Democrat Bernard Pepukayi to run for Delaware AG as a Republican. delawareonline. January 7, 2019.
Web site: Peggy Marshall Thomas enters Attorney General race. Josh. Diehl.
Web site: Delaware's lone Republican in the attorney general race drops out.
Web site: Lawyer known for suing state plans run for attorney general - Delaware State News. October 25, 2017.
Web site: Republican Tom Neuberger drops from Attorney General race. DJ. McAneny. 2018-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180301004603/http://www.delaware1059.com/news/republican-tom-neuberger-drops-from-attorney-general-race/article_159f4f00-1cc8-11e8-9cb9-03ea137ff990.html. 2018-03-01. dead.