Despite hailing from Sussex County, state Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long lost the county to Democratic challenger Matt Meyer in the race for governor.

Shupe was ahead of Smith by 11 votes in the Republican Primary for the southern Delaware seat, covering Milford, Lincoln, Ellendale, Cedar Neck, Broadkill Beach, Slaughter Beach, and parts of Milton. Shupe was first elected to the House seat in 2018 after serving as a Milford councilmember and the city’s mayor.

Voters in Delaware are set to decide the nominees for several political contests, including a closely watched campaign for governor and a potentially historic race for U.S.

The results are pouring in as voters in Delaware took to the polls for the primary for several political contests, including a closely watched campaign for governor and a potentially historic race for U.

It is the first time in recent memory that a House Speaker was defeated in a primary in Delaware. Smith is unopposed in November's general election. Smith defeated Longhurst by 180 votes on the Sept. 10 primary. Longhurst held the office and represented District 15, in Bear, for almost 20 years. Her term ends on Nov. 5.

State Senator Sarah McBride, a Democrat, will face Republican John Whalen III for Delaware's seat in Congress in November's election. If elected, McBride would be the first transgender person elected to federal office and the youngest elected official Delaware has sent to Washington since Joe Biden won a Senate seat in 1972.

State Senator Sarah McBride faces nominal opposition in the Democratic primary for Delaware’s at-large U.S. House seat — a bid that, if successful in November, would make her the first openly transgender member of the U.

Voters in Delaware are set to decide the nominees for several political contests, including a closely watched campaign for governor and a potentially historic race for U.S. House. The contest for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination that pits Delaware’s lieutenant governor against the chief executive of the state’s most populous county is the marquee race in Tuesday's primary election.

Delaware in November could elect the first openly transgender member of Congress and the state's first Black U.S. senator.

Now it all comes down to November, when frontrunner Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester will face an unopposed Republican challenger in Eric Hansen.

Matt Meyer wins Democratic nomination for governor in Delaware primary election.

New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer has won the Democratic nomination for governor of Delaware, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Meyer defeated Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long and former state