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Peter Schwartzkopf
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<h2 id="electoral-history">Electoral history</h2> <ul><li>In 2002, Schwartzkopf won the general election with 4,530 votes (53.1%) against <a href="/facts/Republican_Party_(United_States)/XXM1EVPr">Republican</a> nominee Michael A. Meoli and <a href="/facts/Libertarian_Party_of_Delaware/tA3I2H4C">Libertarian</a> nominee Everett M. Wodiska.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li> <li>In 2004, Schwartzkopf won the general election with 8,396 votes (67.8%) against Republican nominee Mary Spicer and Libertarian nominee Everett M. Wodiska.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li> <li>In 2006, Schwartzkopf won the general election with 6,610 votes (69.2%) against Republican nominee Kirk A. Pope Jr. and <a href="/facts/Independent_Party_of_Delaware/gXUGmMn0">Independent</a> nominee Maurice J. Barros.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li> <li>In 2008, Schwartzkopf was unopposed in the general election, winning 10,616 votes.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></li> <li>In 2010, Schwartzkopf won the general election with 6,425 votes (53.7%) against Republican nominee Christopher J. Weeks.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></li> <li>In 2012, Schwartzkopf won the general election with 8,250 votes (89.9%) against Libertarian nominee Margaret V. Melson.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></li> <li>In 2014, Schwartzkopf was unopposed in the general election, winning 5,911 votes.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></li> <li>In 2016, Schwartzkopf won the Democratic primary with 1,868 votes (73.9%) against Don R. Peterson.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> He went on to win the general election with 9,297 votes (63.6%) against Republican nominee James Louis DeMartino.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></li> <li>In 2018, Schwartzkopf won the general election with 8,530 votes (62.5%) in a rematch against Republican nominee James Louis DeMartino.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/John_C._Atkins/fUG6F3z9">John C. Atkins</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/John_Kowalko/j7PuCWTa">John Kowalko</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/30709/peter-schwartzkopf#.WaRF-pMjHo0">Vote Smart bio</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Representative Peter C. Schwartzkopf". Delaware General Assembly. <a href="https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/151/Schwartzkopf" target="_blank">https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/151/Schwartzkopf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Barrish, Cris (July 25, 2022). "Delaware House speaker won't join effort to oust auditor, calls it 'political theater'". WHYY-FM. <a href="https://whyy.org/articles/delaware-house-speaker-auditor-kathy-mcguiness/" target="_blank">https://whyy.org/articles/delaware-house-speaker-auditor-kathy-mcguiness/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Representative Peter C. Schwartzkopf". Delaware General Assembly. <a href="https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/151/Schwartzkopf" target="_blank">https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/151/Schwartzkopf</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Shull, Bill; Steele, Melissa (July 25, 2023). "Schwartzkopf announces retirement from office". Cape Gazette. <a href="https://www.capegazette.com/article/schwartzkopf-announces-retirement-office/261958" target="_blank">https://www.capegazette.com/article/schwartzkopf-announces-retirement-office/261958</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Shull, Bill; Steele, Melissa (July 25, 2023). "Schwartzkopf announces retirement from office". Cape Gazette. <a href="https://www.capegazette.com/article/schwartzkopf-announces-retirement-office/261958" target="_blank">https://www.capegazette.com/article/schwartzkopf-announces-retirement-office/261958</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Barrish, Cris (May 9, 2024). "A Delaware auditor was convicted of corruption. Now she's running for state House". WHYY-FM. <a href="https://whyy.org/articles/kathy-mcguiness-runs-state-representative-delaware/" target="_blank">https://whyy.org/articles/kathy-mcguiness-runs-state-representative-delaware/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Barrish, Cris (July 25, 2022). "Delaware House speaker won't join effort to oust auditor, calls it 'political theater'". WHYY-FM. <a href="https://whyy.org/articles/delaware-house-speaker-auditor-kathy-mcguiness/" target="_blank">https://whyy.org/articles/delaware-house-speaker-auditor-kathy-mcguiness/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Barrish, Cris (May 9, 2024). "A Delaware auditor was convicted of corruption. Now she's running for state House". WHYY-FM. <a href="https://whyy.org/articles/kathy-mcguiness-runs-state-representative-delaware/" target="_blank">https://whyy.org/articles/kathy-mcguiness-runs-state-representative-delaware/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Steele, Melissa (November 5, 2024). "Snyder-Hall tops Simpler to win District 14 seat". Cape Gazette. <a href="https://www.capegazette.com/article/snyder-hall-takes-district-14-seat/283432" target="_blank">https://www.capegazette.com/article/snyder-hall-takes-district-14-seat/283432</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"2002 General Election - Department of Elections - State of Delaware". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 8, 2002. Retrieved July 14, 2024. <a href="https://elections.delaware.gov/elections/resultsarchive/elect02/elect02_general/elect02_office.shtml" target="_blank">https://elections.delaware.gov/elections/resultsarchive/elect02/elect02_general/elect02_office.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 2, 2004. Retrieved January 9, 2019. <a href="http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect04/elect04_general/elect04_general_office.shtml" target="_blank">http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect04/elect04_general/elect04_general_office.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 7, 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2019. <a href="http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect06/elect06_general/html/elect06_general_office.shtml" target="_blank">http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect06/elect06_general/html/elect06_general_office.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 4, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2019. <a href="http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect08/elect08_general_election/html/elect08_gen_office.shtml" target="_blank">http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect08/elect08_general_election/html/elect08_gen_office.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 2, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2019. <a href="http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect10/elect10_General/html/election.shtml" target="_blank">http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect10/elect10_General/html/election.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 6, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2019. <a href="http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect12/elect12_general/html/election.shtml" target="_blank">http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect12/elect12_general/html/election.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2019. <a href="https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect14/elect14_General/html/election.shtml" target="_blank">https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect14/elect14_General/html/election.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>"State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. September 13, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2019. <a href="https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_primary/html/election.shtml" target="_blank">https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_primary/html/election.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>"State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2019. <a href="http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml" target="_blank">http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>"State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019. <a href="http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect18/elect18_general/html/election.shtml" target="_blank">http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect18/elect18_general/html/election.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>