William Carson Jr.

American politician
William Carson Jr.
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
from the 28th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 4, 2008
Preceded byBruce Ennis
Personal details
Born (1950-12-24) December 24, 1950 (age 73)
Dover, Delaware, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceSmyrna, Delaware

William J. Carson Jr. (born December 24, 1950) is an American politician. He is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 28.[1] He was elected in 2008 to replace Democrat Bruce Ennis, who had resigned to run for a seat in the Delaware Senate.

Carson graduated from Smyrna High School.[2]

Electoral history

  • In 2008, Carson was unopposed in the general election, winning 7,198 votes.[3]
  • In 2010, Carson won the general election with 4,534 votes (67.7%) against Republican nominee Karen Minner.[4]
  • In 2012, Carson won the general election with 6,104 votes (71.1%) against Republican nominee Christopher Sylvester.[5]
  • In 2014, Carson was unopposed in the general election, winning 3,490 votes.[6]
  • In 2016, Carson was unopposed in the general election, winning 7,581 votes.[7]
  • In 2018, Carson won the general election with 5,176 votes (68%) against Republican nominee Charlotte Middleton.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Representative William J. Carson (D)". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Representative William Carson Jr.'s Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 4, 2008. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 2, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  5. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  6. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  7. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  8. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2019.

External links

  • Official page at the Delaware General Assembly
  • Profile at Vote Smart
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152nd General Assembly (2022–2024)
Speaker of the House
Valerie Longhurst (D)
Majority Leader
Melissa Minor-Brown (D)
Minority Leader
Michael Ramone (R)
  1. Nnamdi Chukwuocha (D)
  2. Stephanie Bolden (D)
  3. Sherry Dorsey Walker (D)
  4. Jeff Hilovsky (R)
  5. Kendra Johnson (D)
  6. Debra Heffernan (D)
  7. Larry Lambert (D)
  8. Sherae'a Moore (D)
  9. Kevin Hensley (R)
  10. Sean Matthews (D)
  11. Jeffrey Spiegelman (R)
  12. Krista Griffith (D)
  13. DeShanna Neal (D)
  14. Peter Schwartzkopf (D)
  15. Valerie Longhurst (D)
  16. Franklin Cooke Jr. (D)
  17. Melissa Minor-Brown (D)
  18. Sophie Phillips (D)
  19. Kimberly Williams (D)
  20. Esthelda Parker Selby (D)
  21. Michael Ramone (R)
  22. Michael F. Smith (R)
  23. Paul Baumbach (D)
  24. Edward Osienski (D)
  25. Cyndie Romer (D)
  26. Madinah Wilson-Anton (D)
  27. Eric Morrison (D)
  28. William Carson Jr. (D)
  29. William Bush IV (D)
  30. W. Shannon Morris (R)
  31. Sean Lynn (D)
  32. Kerri Evelyn Harris (D)
  33. Charles Postles Jr. (R)
  34. Lyndon Yearick (R)
  35. Jesse Vanderwende (R)
  36. Bryan Shupe (R)
  37. Valerie Jones Giltner (R)
  38. Ronald E. Gray (R)
  39. Daniel Short (R)
  40. Timothy Dukes (R)
  41. Richard G. Collins (R)


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