Valerie Longhurst
Valerie Longhurst (Democratic Party) was a member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 15. She assumed office on November 3, 2004. She left office on November 5, 2024.
Longhurst (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Delaware House of Representatives to represent District 15. She lost in the Democratic primary on September 10, 2024.
Longhurst previously served as House majority leader.
Biography
Longhurst's career experience includes serving aas president of the Emerald Ridge Maintenance Corporation from 2000 to 2002, operation manager of AIGM from 1998 to 2000, director of the ICT Group, and operation manager of RMH.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Longhurst was assigned to the following committees:
- House Administration Committee, Chair
- Ethics Committee, Chair
- House Rules Committee, Chair
- Legislative Council Committee
2021-2022
Longhurst was assigned to the following committees:
- Legislative Council Committee
- Ethics Committee, Chair
- House Administration Committee, Chair
- House Rules Committee, Chair
- Manufactured Housing Committee
2019-2020
Longhurst was assigned to the following committees:
- Legislative Council Committee
- Gaming & Parimutuels Committee
- House Administration Committee, Chair
- Manufactured Housing Committee
- Ethics Committee, Chair
- House Rules Committee, Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Ethics, Chair |
| • House Administration, Chair |
| • House Rules, Chair |
| • Legislative Council |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Longhurst served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Ethics, Chair |
| • House Administration, Chair |
| • House Rules, Chair |
| • Manufactured Housing |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Longhurst served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Ethics, Chair |
| • House Administration, Chair |
| • House Rules, Chair |
| • Telecommunication Internet & Technology |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Longhurst served on these committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Ethics |
| • Gaming & Parimutuels |
| • House Administration |
| • House Rules |
| • Legislative Council |
| • Manufactured Housing, Chair |
| • Revenue & Finance |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Longhurst served on these committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Ethics |
| • Gaming & Parimutuels |
| • House Administration |
| • House Rules |
| • Manufactured Housing, Chair |
| • Revenue & Finance |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 15
Kamela Smith won election in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 15 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kamela Smith (D)  | 100.0 | 9,286 |
| Total votes: 9,286 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 15
Kamela Smith defeated incumbent Valerie Longhurst in the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 15 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kamela Smith | 53.3 | 1,453 |
 | Valerie Longhurst | 46.7 | 1,273 | |
| Total votes: 2,726 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Longhurst in this election.
2022
See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent Valerie Longhurst defeated Michael Higgin in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 15 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Valerie Longhurst (D) | 68.9 | 5,086 |
 | Michael Higgin (R) | 31.1 | 2,301 | |
| Total votes: 7,387 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Valerie Longhurst advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 15.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Michael Higgin advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 15.
2020
See also: Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent Valerie Longhurst defeated Michael Higgin and Amy Merlino in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Valerie Longhurst (D) | 67.8 | 9,112 |
| Michael Higgin (R) | 30.5 | 4,091 | |
| Amy Merlino (L) | 1.7 | 227 | |
| Total votes: 13,430 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Valerie Longhurst advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 15.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Michael Higgin advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 15.
2018
General election
General election for Delaware House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent Valerie Longhurst defeated Amy Merlino in the general election for Delaware House of Representatives District 15 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Valerie Longhurst (D) | 87.9 | 7,329 |
| Amy Merlino (L) | 12.1 | 1,011 | |
| Total votes: 8,340 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent Valerie Longhurst advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware House of Representatives District 15 on September 6, 2018.
Candidate | ||
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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 Valerie Longhurst ran unopposed in the Delaware House of Representatives District 15 general election.[2][3]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 15 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Valerie Longhurst Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 9,390 | |
| Total Votes | 9,390 | |||
| Source: Delaware Department of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Valerie Longhurst defeated James Burton in the Delaware House of Representatives District 15 Democratic primary.[4][5][2]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Valerie Longhurst Incumbent |
64.45% | 1,106 | |
| Democratic | James Burton | 35.55% | 610 | |
| Total Votes | 1,716 | |||
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. Incumbent Valerie Longhurst defeated James Burton in the Democratic primary, while Matthew Lenzini was unopposed in the Republican primary. Longhurst defeated Lenzini in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Valerie Longhurst Incumbent |
68.1% | 3,906 | |
| Republican | Matthew Lenzini | 31.9% | 1,828 | |
| Total Votes | 5,734 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Valerie Longhurst Incumbent |
64.3% | 626 |
| James Burton | 35.7% | 347 |
| Total Votes | 973 | |
2012
Longhurst ran in the 2012 election for Delaware House of Representatives District 15. Longhurst defeated James D. Burton in the Democratic primary on September 11, 2012 and defeated Amy Merlino in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Valerie Longhurst Incumbent |
93.5% | 8,385 | |
| Libertarian | Amy Merlino | 6.5% | 585 | |
| Total Votes | 8,970 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Valerie Longhurst Incumbent |
57.9% | 665 |
| James D. Burton | 42.1% | 483 |
| Total Votes | 1,148 | |
2010
Longhurst won re-election to the 15th District seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition. Longhurst defeated James Van Houten (R) and George Edward Barnett (L) in the November 2, 2010, general election.[11]
| Delaware House of Representatives, District 15 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Valerie Longhurst (D)
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6,764 | 70.7% | ||
| James Van Houten (R) | 2,659 | 27.8% | ||
| George Edward Barnett (L) | 150 | 1.5% | ||
2008
On November, 4, 2008, Longhurst won re-election to the Delaware House of Representatives from Delaware's 15th District. Longhurst ran unopposed in the election, and she received 10,570 votes.[12] Longhurst raised $14,233 for her campaign.[13]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Valerie Longhurst did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Valerie Longhurst did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2016 Democratic National Convention
- See also: Democratic National Convention, 2016
| Valerie Longhurst | |
| Democratic National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | Superdelegate |
| State: | Delaware |
| Supporting: | Hillary Clinton |
| Delegates to the DNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • State election law and delegates • Superdelegates by state | |
Longhurst was one of ten superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention from Delaware.[14] Superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention were not bound by the results of their state’s primary or caucus to support a specific presidential candidate. Longhurst supported Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.[15] Clinton formally won the Democratic nomination for president on July 26, 2016.[16]
What is a superdelegate?
Superdelegates in 2016 were automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention, meaning that, unlike regular delegates, they were not elected to this position. Also unlike regular delegates, they were not required to pledge their support to any presidential candidate, and they were not bound by the results of their state's presidential primary election or caucus. In 2016, superdelegates included members of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic members of Congress, Democratic governors, and distinguished party leaders, including former presidents and vice presidents. All superdelegates were free to support any presidential candidate of their choosing at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[17]
Delaware primary results
Hillary Clinton defeated Bernie Sanders in Delaware's Democratic primary on April 26, 2016, by approximately 21 percentage points.[18]
| Delaware Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Hillary Clinton |
59.8% | 55,954 | 12 | |
| Bernie Sanders | 39.2% | 36,662 | 9 | |
| Roque De La Fuente | 1.1% | 1,024 | 0 | |
| Totals | 93,640 | 21 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Delaware Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Delaware had 32 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 21 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide primary results.[19][20]
Eleven party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.[19][21]
Scorecards
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2023
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2022
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In 2022, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 11 to June 30.
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2021
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In 2021, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 12 to June 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 30. |
2019
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In 2019, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 8 through June 30.
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2018
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In 2018, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 9 through June 30.
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2016
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2014
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2013
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Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Delaware.gov, "General election candidates," accessed September 27, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "glist16" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Delaware Department of Elections, "General Election (Official Results)," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Delaware.gov, "Primary election candidates," accessed July 13, 2016
- ↑ Delaware Department of Elections, Primary Election (Official Returns)," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official primary election results," accessed September 17, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Delaware State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 13, 2012
- ↑ Delaware Elections Division, "Official 2010 Election results," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Delaware Elections Division, "Official 2008 Election results," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Campaign contributions," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia's list of superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention is based on our own research and lists provided by the Democratic National Committee to Vox.com in February 2016 and May 2016. If you think we made an error in identifying superdelegates, please send an email to [email protected].
- ↑ Delaware Online, "Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump win Delaware primary," April 27, 2016
- ↑ To find out which candidate a superdelegate supported, Ballotpedia sought out public statements from the superdelegate in other media outlets and on social media. If we were unable to find a public statement that clearly articulated which candidate the superdelegate supported at the national convention, we listed that superdelegate as "unknown." If you believe we made an error in identifying which candidate a superdelegate supported, please email us at [email protected].
- ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions," December 30, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Delaware Primary Results," June 10, 2016
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
- ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Delaware House of Representatives District 15 2004-2024 |
Succeeded by Kamela Smith (D) |
