Colin Bonini

Colin Rafferty Marie Jude Bonini (born April 14, 1965) is an American politician and a Republican former member of the Delaware Senate, where he represented the 16th District from 1994 to 2022.

Colin Bonini
Member of the Delaware Senate
from the 16th district
In office
November 9, 1994 – November 9, 2022
Preceded byWilliam Torbert
Succeeded byEric Buckson
Personal details
Born
Colin Rafferty Marie Jude Bonini

(1965-04-14) April 14, 1965
Stanford, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Melissa Harrington
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(m. 2001)​
EducationWesley College (BA)
University of Delaware (MPA)

Bonini received his Bachelor of Arts from Wesley College in 1991. He received a Master of Public Administration from the University of Delaware in 1999.[1][2] While in college, he worked for United States Senator Bill Roth and the United States Department of State in New Delhi, India.

He was elected in 1994 to represent the 16th District in the Delaware Senate.[3] The district covers part of southern and eastern Kent County along with a small portion of adjacent Sussex County. It includes the southern portions of Dover around the Dover Air Force Base and the towns of Frederica and Harrington.

Bonini with Wilmington Blue Rocks' mascot Rocky Bluewinkle

In 2010, Bonini unsuccessfully ran for state treasurer, losing to Democrat Chip Flowers. Flowers received 51 percent of the vote to defeat Bonini by 6,121 votes.[4]

Shortly after the 2014 elections, Bonini announced he would run for governor in the following election.[5] He stated that his campaign would focus on fixing the state's "significant systemic and fundamental problems", although he faced a significant obstacle as a Republican running statewide in the heavily Democratic state.[6] Bonini competed with former state trooper Lacey Lafferty in the Republican primary election, which he won with 70% of the vote.[7] He lost to U.S. Congressman John Carney in the general election, garnering less than 40% of the vote.[8] In 2020, Bonini again tried to run for governor but lost in the Republican primary to Julianne Murray, earning less than 35% of the vote.[9][10] On September 13, 2022, Bonini was defeated in the Republican primary, finishing last place in a 3-way race.[11]

Electoral history
2010 Delaware State Treasurer election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chip Flowers 153,203 51.03
Republican Colin Bonini 147,031 48.97
Democratic hold
2016 Delaware gubernatorial election, Republican primary[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Colin Bonini 21,150 69.88
Republican Lacey Lafferty 9,115 30.12
Total votes 30,265 100.00
2016 Delaware gubernatorial election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Carney 248,404 58.34
Republican Colin Bonini 166,852 39.18
Green Andrew Groff 5,951 1.39
Libertarian Sean Louis Goward 4,577 1.09
Total votes 425,784 100.00
Democratic hold
2020 Delaware gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julianne Murray 22,819 41.15
Republican Colin Bonini 19,161 34.56
Republican Bryant Richardson 4,262 7.69
Republican Scott Walker 3,998 7.21
Republican David Bosco 3,660 6.60
Republican David Graham 1,547 2.79
Total votes 55,447 100.00

References
  1. "Senator Colin Bonini (R) - Delaware General Assembly".
  2. "The Voter's Self Defense System - Vote Smart".
  3. "Colin Bonini". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  4. "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 5, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  5. Starkey, Jonathan (November 6, 2014). "Colin Bonini: 'I'm running for governor'". The News Journal.
  6. Starkey, Jonathan (November 23, 2015). "Sen. Colin Bonini recommits to Delaware governor campaign". The News Journal.
  7. "State of Delaware Primary Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. September 14, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  8. "State of Delaware General Election Results". Office of the State Election Commissioner. Delaware Department of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  9. "Home - Bay to Bay News | Bay to Bay News".
  10. "Delaware Election Results".
  11. "Delaware Primary Election Results". The New York Times. 2022-09-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  12. "Our Campaigns - DE State Treasurer Race - Nov 02, 2010".
  13. "Delaware Election Results 2016: Governor Live Map by County, Real-Time Voting Updates". Politico. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  14. "State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Election Commissioner. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
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