Kathy Jennings is heading into a third term as Delaware's attorney general after easily turning back Republican challenger David Graham in Tuesday's election. The Democratic incumbent has held the state's top law enforcement post since 2019.
The Associated Press called the race for Jennings at 10:01 p.m., according to WHYY, which described her as winning a third term as Delaware's attorney general by easily defeating Graham, whom the outlet identified as a non-lawyer. WHYY reported that at the time of its coverage, Jennings held about 64.5% of the vote with roughly 82% of ballots counted. A separate count from NBC10 Philadelphia put her at 63.6% of the vote, with 239,888 votes to Graham's 137,161, representing 36.4% of the vote, with 98.8% of expected votes in.
Two Different Vote-Count Snapshots
The reported vote totals were not final or certified results.
Jennings won by a wide margin.
Jennings's Record on the Campaign Trail
Jennings, a Democrat who previously worked as a prosecutor in Delaware. Her campaign manager, Carter Gramiak, cited declining violent crime and recidivism as reasons she deserved another term. Her campaign website said she secured an 85% conviction rate for gun offenders and pointed to life sentences obtained for pedophiles and a daycare worker who suffocated a four-month-old, according to claims posted on her campaign website. The same campaign materials said she is fighting to strengthen laws against online predators to help keep children safe.
Graham, a 72-year-old certified public accountant, previously worked in tax enforcement for Delaware's Department of Finance, per WHYY's reporting. According to Ballotpedia, as cited in the seed reporting, Graham is also a veteran of the Delaware National Guard and the U.S. Army. He ran as a political outsider against Jennings's two terms of incumbency, but the vote totals reported by NBC10 Philadelphia show him trailing by a wide margin heading into the final tallies.
What the Office Does
Delaware's attorney general serves as the state government's chief law enforcement official and holds a four-year term, WHYY reported. Jennings's third term extends her tenure in that role past the seven years she has already served since taking office in 2019, according to facts included in NBC10 Philadelphia's reporting on the race.
