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Delaware, State House, District 34

Delaware House of Representatives District 34
Current incumbentLyndon Dean Yearick Republican Party

Delaware’s thirty-fourth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Lyndon Dean Yearick.

Delaware state legislators represent an average of 21,901 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 19,112 residents.

About the office

Members of the Delaware House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Delaware legislators assume office the day after their election.

Qualifications

Article II, Section 3 of the Delaware Constitution states: "No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained the age of twenty-four years, and have been a citizen and inhabitant of the State three years next preceding the day of his election, and the last year of that term an inhabitant of the Representative District in which he shall be chosen, unless he shall have been absent on the public business of the United States or of this State."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$45,291/yearNo per diem is paid.

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, the House Speaker must call for a special election. The election must be called for no later than 30 days after the vacancy happened. The Governor may make the declaration if the House is not in session. The date of the election must be set no later than 10 days after a declaration was made.

2016 pivot county

206 Pivot Counties Logo.png

This district is one of 710 state legislative districts that intersects with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties is slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Delaware House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for September 15, 2020. The filing deadline is July 14, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 34

Incumbent Lyndon Dean Yearick (R) defeated Adewunmi Kuforiji (D) and William McVay (L) in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 34 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Lyndon Dean Yearick (R)
58.1
5,476

Adewunmi Kuforiji (D)
40.6
3,825

William McVay (L)
1.3
118

Total votes: 9,419
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 34

Adewunmi Kuforiji advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 34 on September 6, 2018.

Candidate

Adewunmi Kuforiji (D)

Republican primary election
Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 34

Incumbent Lyndon Dean Yearick advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 34 on September 6, 2018.

Candidate

Lyndon Dean Yearick (R)

2016

Elections for the Delaware House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was July 12, 2016.

Incumbent Lyndon Dean Yearick defeated David Henderson in the Delaware House of Representatives District 34 general election.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 34 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Lyndon Dean Yearick Incumbent 59.07% 6,518
Democratic David Henderson 40.93% 4,516
Total Votes 11,034
Source: Delaware Department of Elections

David Henderson ran unopposed in the Delaware House of Representatives District 34 Democratic primary.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 34 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png David Henderson (unopposed)

Incumbent Lyndon Dean Yearick ran unopposed in the Delaware House of Representatives District 34 Republican primary.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 34 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Lyndon Dean Yearick Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

Elections for the Delaware House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 8, 2014. Theodore M. Yacucci, Sr. was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Lyndon Dean Yearick defeated incumbent Donald A. Blakey in the Republican primary. Yearick defeated Yacucci in the general election.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 34, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLyndon Dean Yearick 64.4% 4,097
Democratic Theodore M. Yacucci, Sr. 35.6% 2,268
Total Votes 6,365

Delaware House of Representatives, District 34 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLyndon Dean Yearick 58.2% 645
Donald A. Blakey Incumbent 41.8% 464
Total Votes 1,109

2012

Elections for the office of Delaware House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on February 11, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 6, 2012. Incumbent Donald Blakey (R) defeated Theodore Yacucci, Sr. (D) and Douglas Beatty (I) in the general election. The candidates ran unopposed in the February 7 primary elections.

Delaware House of Representatives, District 34, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Blakey Incumbent 56.7% 5,680
Democratic Theodore Yacucci 40.7% 4,074
Independent Douglas Beatty 2.7% 268
Total Votes 10,022

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Delaware House of Representatives District 34 raised a total of $256,292. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $12,815 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Delaware House of Representatives District 34

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $56,429 2 $28,215
2014 $35,150 3 $11,717
2012 $17,799 3 $5,933
2010 $26,165 4 $6,541
2008 $16,960 2 $8,480
2006 $56,776 2 $28,388
2004 $11,525 1 $11,525
2002 $13,013 1 $13,013
2000 $22,475 2 $11,238
Total $256,292 20 $12,815