Democrats failed to gain a supermajority in the Delaware House but maintained their long-standing simple majority in both chambers.
The Green continues its breakdown of the fallout from Tuesday’s General Election in Delaware with a closer look at how the results will impact the state’s political landscape, especially in the General Assembly.
There will be a new Governor in Matt Meyer, along with a new Democratic House Speaker and a new Republican House Minority Leader. However, Democrats failed to pick up the two seats they needed to grab a House supermajority to go with the one they have in the state Senate.
Delaware Public Media political reporter Sarah Petrowich examines what to make of the statewide election results and what we might expect when lawmakers reconvene in January.
DPM political reporter Sarah Petrowich examines Delaware's election fallout
Before residing in Dover, Delaware, Sarah Petrowich moved around the country with her family, spending eight years in Fairbanks, Alaska, 10 years in Carbondale, Illinois and four years in Indianapolis, Indiana. She graduated from the University of Missouri in 2023 with a dual degree in Journalism and Political Science.
Tom Byrne has been a fixture covering news in Delaware for three decades. He joined Delaware Public Media in 2010 as our first news director and has guided the news team ever since. When he's not covering the news, he can be found reading history or pursuing his love of all things athletic.