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Snyder-Hall wins 14th District primary

Sussex County Council incumbents knocked out
September 10, 2024

Claire Snyder-Hall captured the Democrat spot for the 14th District, beating Kathy McGuiness and Marty Rendon.

With nearly all precincts counted at 10:30 p.m., Sept. 10, the unofficial counts showed Snyder-Hall took 41% of the vote with 1,897 votes. Rendon finished second with 1,464 votes, while McGuiness garnered 1,237 votes.

In the Sussex County Council Republican primary, both incumbents were beaten by newcomers.

In District 1, council President Mike Vincent was unseated by Matt Lloyd, who took about 58% of the vote with 1,998 votes. Vincent garnered 1,313 votes, 37% of the vote. Christie Shirey took 145 votes for about 4% of the vote.

In District 2, newcomer Steve McCarron beat Councilwoman Cindy Green 2,509 to 1,791 for 58% of the vote.

House 20th District

Incumbent Rep. Stell Parker-Selby trounced her opponent Brian Jenkins in the Democrat primary 2,771 to 563.

House 36th District

Incumbent Rep. Bryan Shupe squeaked by Patrick Smith in the Republican primary 1,156 to 1,145.

Senate 18th District

Incumbent Sen. Dave Wilson retained his seat with 76% of the vote over Robert Reed, 2,861 to 913.

Governor

Matt Meyer won a contentious Democrat primary with 47% of the vote, with 40,038 votes. Bethany Hall-Long got 36% with 31,157 votes, while Collin O’Mara got 13,929 votes for 16%.

Mike Ramone won the Republican primary decisively with 72% of the vote over Jerry Price and Bobby Williamson. Ramone took 26,274 votes to Price’s 5,922 and Williamson’s 4,121.

Lieutenant governor

Kyle Evans Gay won the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor with 47% of the vote, 40,201 votes, over Sherry Dorsey Walker’s 30,605, 37%, and Debbie Harrington’s 12,407, about 15%.

Congress

Democrat Sarah McBride trounced her opponents with nearly 80% of the vote, 65,885. Earl Cooper took 13,379 votes, 16%. Elias Weir took 3,242 votes, about 4%.

John Whalen III earned the Republican nod with about 56% and 19,759 votes over Donyale Hall‘s 44% and 15,653. 

Insurance commissioner

Incumbent Trinidad Navarro won with 74% of the vote over Kayode Abegunde in the Democrat primary, 60,461 to 21,279.

 

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