In all cases the candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared the nominee of the political party holding a primary election.

20 Del. Laws, c. 393, § ?37; 27 Del. Laws, c. 66, § ?1; Code 1915, § ?1711; Code 1935, § ?1799; 15 Del. C. 1953, § ?3175;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 3173

  • political party: means any political organization which elects a state committee and officers of a state committee, by a state convention composed of delegates elected from each representative district in which the party has registered members, and which nominates candidates for electors of President and Vice-President, or nominates candidates for offices to be decided at the general election. See Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 101
  • Primary election: means an election at which voters registered as members of a major political party may vote to determine the nominees of that political party for the general election. See Delaware Code Title 15 Sec. 101