2020 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware explained

The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the U.S. representative from Delaware's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The Democratic and Republican primaries was held on September 15, 2020.

Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester ran for re-election to a third term. She was re-elected with 64.5% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

The Republican nominee was Lee Murphy, a private citizen who worked for most of his life at Amtrak as a conductor and manager.^[2] Murphy had also worked as an actor and had appeared in Netflix's House of Cards.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lisa Blunt Rochester, incumbent U.S. representative^[3]

Declined

• Scott Walker, Republican nominee for Delaware's at-large congressional district in 2018^{[4] [5]} (ran for Governor as a Republican)

Endorsements

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lee Murphy, actor and candidate for Delaware's at-large congressional district in 2018^[6]

Eliminated in primary

• Matthew Morris, sales consultant^[7]

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David L. Rogers

Independent Party of Delaware

Declared

• Catherine S. Purcell, college student and pro-Trump activist^[8]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report[10]		November 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections[11]		October 28, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]		November 2, 2020
Politico[13]		November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[14]		November 2, 2020
RCP[15]		November 2, 2020

Results

County	Lisa Blunt Rochester Democratic		Lee Murphy Republican		Catherine Purcell Delaware Independent		David Rogers Libertarian		Margin		Total votes
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	New Castle		184,337		66.31		87,581		31.50		3,831		1.38		2,255		0.81		96,796		34.82		278,004
	Kent		42,984		50.79		39,586		46.78		1,284		1.52		768		0.91		3,398		4.01		84,622
	Sussex		54,061		43.03		69,225		55.10		1,567		1.25		791		0.63		−15,164		−12.07		125,644
data-sort-value="ZZZ"	Totals	281,382	57.63	196,392	40.22	6,682	1.37	3,814	0.78	84,990	17.41	488,270

External links

• • • Web site: League of Women Voters of Delaware . (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)

Official campaign websites

• Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) for Congress
• Lee Murphy (R) for Congress

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wasserman . David . Flinn . Ally . 2018 House Popular Vote Tracker . Cook Political Report . November 7, 2018 . February 15, 2019.
2. Web site: Cherry . Amy . 'House of Cards' actor to run for US Congress in Delaware . July 3, 2018 . October 8, 2020.
3. CATargetBot . 1117141765016866816 . NEW FEC F2 Lisa Blunt Rochester (DEM) #DE00 (D-Blunt Rochester) http://classic.fec.gov/fecviewer/CommitteeDetailFilings.do?tabIndex=3&candidateCommitteeId=H6DE00206 … . April 13, 2019 . June 8, 2019.
4. News: Fmr. House Candidate Scott Walker suspends longshot Democratic presidential campaign, says he's writing book . August 7, 2019 . Delaware 105.9 FM . June 13, 2019 . August 7, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190807201806/https://www.delaware1059.com/news/fmr-house-candidate-scott-walker-suspends-longshot-democratic-presidential-campaign/article_a8dfb632-8e29-11e9-8ac7-c3f9cb4d4ede.html . dead .
5. Web site: Auen . Austin . September 6, 2019 . Scott Walker just announced a primary to John Carney.... . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191108021506/https://www.facebook.com/100002418239127/posts/2421071857983398%3Fsfns%3Dmo . 2019-11-08 . September 8, 2019 . Facebook.
6. Web site: McAneny . D. J. . 'I stand for the working man', GOP-endorsed Murphy hopes to challenge Blunt Rochester for Delaware's US House seat . WDEL . August 29, 2020 . August 19, 2020.
7. Matthew Morris: Republican Candidate for US House of Representatives (Delaware) . August 8, 2020 . Podcast . Getting 2 Know U Pod . 65 . https://archive.today/20240910231934/https://music.amazon.co.jp/podcasts/ebf623c0-d79a-4b26-a08f-aea36984ec33/episodes/c45d6ded-d760-4d21-9d70-3550227950e4/getting-2-know-u-pod-65-matthew-morris-republican-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-delaware . 2024-09-10 . live.
8. Web site: State of Delaware - Department of Elections . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190728134819/https://elections.delaware.gov/services/candidate/genl_fcddt_2020.shtml . July 28, 2019 . 2021-01-22 . Office of the State Election Commissioner.
9. Delaware Debates 2020—U.S. House of Representatives . October 19, 2020 . Center for Political Communication . University of Delaware . Video . occurred October 14, 2020 . We Are The People: National Agenda 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230514095731/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IbfFemaYr0 . 2023-05-14 . live . YouTube.
10. Web site: 2020 House Race Ratings for November 2, 2020 . The Cook Political Report . April 5, 2021.
11. Web site: 2020 House Ratings . House Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . April 5, 2021.
12. Web site: 2020 House race ratings . Sabato's Crystal Ball . April 5, 2021.
13. Web site: 2020 Election Forecast . April 5, 2021 . Politico.
14. Web site: 2020 House Race Ratings . Daily Kos Elections . April 5, 2021.
15. Web site: Battle for House 2020 . April 5, 2021 . RCP.
16. Web site: UD Center for Political Communication . October 5, 2020 . Poll: Democrats lead by big margins in Delaware : Biden, Carney, Blunt Rochester and Coons bolstered by support among women voters heading into the 2020 election . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240910233034/https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2020/october/poll--democrats-lead-by-big-margins-in-delaware/ . 2024-09-10 . UDaily . Office of Communications & Marketing, University of Delaware . Newark, DE.