Delaware
Delaware political candidates agree to move on after divisive election cycle
Former President Donald Trump is again the president-elect after beating Vice President Kamala Harris. Tom Molnar is the vice-chair of the Sussex County Republican Party. He said many people at Return Day are very excited about the result of the presidential race.
“Everybody’s happy today,” he said. “Haven’t seen that in a long time. People are happy about the outcome of the election.”
Delaware Democrats continued to dominate all nine statewide offices, including governor, lieutenant governor and insurance commissioner. There were historic victories for state Sen. Sarah McBride, who will become the first openly transgender person to serve in U.S. Congress and U.S. Senator-elect Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware’s first woman and Black candidate elected to that chamber.
Democrats increased their margin by one in the state House, 27-14, picking up Minority Leader Mike Ramone’s seat, who left it to run for governor. Election results remained stagnant in the state Senate, where Democrats kept a 15-6 advantage.