Karen Weldin Stewart

Karen Weldin Stewart is an American politician. She served as the Delaware Insurance Commissioner from 2009 to 2017.

Karen Weldin Stewart
Insurance Commissioner of Delaware
In office
2009–2017
Preceded byMatthew Denn
Succeeded byTrinidad Navarro
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic

Weldin Stewart unsuccessfully ran for state insurance commissioner in 2000 general election and again in the 2004 Democratic primary.[1][2] In 2008, insurance commissioner Matthew Denn decided to run for Lieutenant Governor of Delaware rather than reelection to his office, and Weldin Stewart won the three-way primary election to replace him as the Democratic nominee.[3] In the general election, Weldin Stewart was elected to office with 57 percent of the vote over Republican John Brady.[4] She was reelected in 2012.[5][6] In 2016, Weldin Stewart ran for reelection but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Trinidad Navarro.[7]

Electoral history
  • In 2000, Weldin Stewart was defeated in the general election for insurance commission by incumbent Republican Donna Williams.[1]
  • In 2004, Weldin Stewart was defeated in the Democratic primary election by Matthew Denn.[2]
  • In 2008, Weldin Stewart won the three-way Democratic primary with 42 percent of the vote.[3] She went on to win the general election with 58 percent of the vote, including under both the Democratic Party and the Working Families Party.[4]
  • In 2012, Weldin Stewart won the four-way Democratic primary with 33 percent of the vote.[5] She went on to win the general election with 61 percent of the vote.[6]
  • In 2016, Weldin Stewart lost the Democratic primary to Trinidad Navarro.[7]

References
  1. "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 7, 2000. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  2. "State of Delaware Primary Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. September 11, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  3. "State of Delaware Primary Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. September 9, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  4. "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 4, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  5. "State of Delaware Primary Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. September 11, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  6. "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 6, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  7. "State of Delaware Primary Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. September 13, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2019.


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