John Mitchell Jr. (politician)

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John "Larry" Mitchell
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
from the 13th district
In office
November 8, 2006 – November 9, 2022
Preceded byJohn F. Van Sant
Succeeded byDeShanna Neal
Personal details
Born (1954-10-18) October 18, 1954 (age 69)
Wilmington, Delaware, US
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Wilmington, Delaware
Alma materUniversity of Delaware

John "Larry" Mitchell Jr. (born October 18, 1954) is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 13.[1][2] He was elected in 2006 after the retirement of Democrat John F. Van Sant. In 2019, he was elected majority whip in the House.[3] He lost in the 2022 Democratic primary by 24 votes to DeShanna Neal, who went on to win the seat.[4]

Mitchell graduated from the New Castle County Police and Delaware State Police academies, and attended Delaware Technical Community College and the University of Delaware.

Electoral history[edit]

  • In 2006, Mitchell won the three-way Democratic primary with 375 votes (41.6%),[5] and went on to win the general election with 3,126 votes (59.6%) against Republican nominee John Jaremchuk.[6]
  • In 2008, Mitchell won the general election with 6,547 votes (96.1%) against Blue Enigma Party candidate Jeffrey Brown, who was simultaneously running for governor.[7]
  • In 2010, Mitchell won the general election with 4,345 votes (90.8%) in a rematch against Jeffrey Brown.[8]
  • In 2012, Mitchell was unopposed for the general election, winning 7,384 votes.[9]
  • In 2014, Mitchell was unopposed for the general election, winning 3,258 votes.[10]
  • In 2016, Mitchell was unopposed for the general election, winning 7,287 votes.[11]
  • In 2018, Mitchell was unopposed for the general election, winning 5,528 votes.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Representative John L. Mitchell (D)". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  2. ^ "Representative John Mitchell Jr.'s Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  3. ^ Bittle, Matt (November 8, 2018). "Legislators pick new caucus leaders". Delaware State News.
  4. ^ "John Mitchell Jr". Ballotpedia.org.
  5. ^ "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. September 12, 2006. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  6. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  7. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 4, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  8. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 2, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  9. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  10. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  11. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  12. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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