DemocratNot in office · last served 2024Last on a ballot: Nov 2022

Valerie Longhurst

Last held office: Delaware House of Representatives, District 15 (2004–2024). Ran in 12 elections between 2002 and 2022, winning 11.

Last office: Delaware House of Representatives, District 15

Last margin
+37.7
Won 2022
Elections
12
2002–2022

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Career

Offices held, and every time Longhurst was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Longhurst has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Longhurst won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginBaselineAgainst baseline
2022Delaware House of Representatives, District 15GeneralWonMichael Higgin (R)68.9%D+37.7D+40.2−2.5
2020Delaware House of Representatives, District 15GeneralWonMichael Higgin (R), Amy Merlino (I)67.8%D+37.4—
2018Delaware House of Representatives, District 15GeneralWonAmy Merlino (L)87.9%D+75.8—
2016Delaware House of Representatives, District 15GeneralWonUnopposed99.9%——
2014Delaware House of Representatives, District 15GeneralWonM. Lenzini (R)68.1%D+36.2—
2014Delaware House of Representatives, District 15PrimaryWonJames Burton (D)64.3%+28.7—
2012Delaware House of Representatives, District 15GeneralWonAmy Merlino (L)93.5%D+87.0—
2010Delaware House of Representatives, District 15GeneralWonJames Vanhouten (R), George Edward Barnett (L)70.7%D+42.9—
2008Delaware House of Representatives, District 15GeneralWonUnopposed100%——
2006Delaware House of Representatives, District 15GeneralWonLaura Brown (R)74.2%D+48.4—
2004Delaware House of Representatives, District 15GeneralWonBruce C. Reynolds (R)50.1%D+0.3—
2002Delaware House of Representatives, District 15GeneralLostBruce C. Reynolds (R)45.3%R+9.5—

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Longhurst has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Longhurst has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive