Bryon Short

This article is about the former Democratic representative from Delaware. For the Republican representative, see Daniel Short.
Bryon Short
Member of the Delaware House of Representatives
from the 7th district
In office
November 8, 2006 – November 7, 2018
Preceded byWayne Smith
Succeeded byRay Seigfried
Personal details
Born (1966-03-07) March 7, 1966 (age 58)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materSalisbury University

Bryon H. Short (born March 7, 1966) is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 2006 to 2018.[1][2] Short earned a BA in psychology from Salisbury University.

Electoral history

  • 2007 When Republican Representative Wayne Smith resigned and left the District 7 seat open, Short won the April 2007 Special election.
  • 2008 Short won the September 9, 2008 Democratic Primary and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 6,281 votes (58.6%) against Republican nominee James Bowers.[3]
  • 2010 Short was unopposed for the September 17, 2010 Democratic Primary and won the three-way November 2, 2010 General election with 4,983 votes (56.9%) against Republican nominee Judith Travis and Scott Gesty (who had qualified and received votes as both the Independent Party of Delaware and Libertarian candidate).[4]
  • 2012 Short was unopposed for the September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 7,280 votes (68.2%) against Republican nominee Daniel Lepre and Libertarian candidate C. Robert Wilson.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Representative Bryon H. Short". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  2. ^ "Representative Bryon Short's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 4, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  4. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 2, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  5. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2013.


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