Dennis Greenhouse

Dennis Greenhouse
Dennis Greenhouse
Auditor of Delaware
	In office; October 20, 2022 – January 3, 2023
Governor	John Carney
Preceded by	Kathy McGuiness
Succeeded by	Lydia York
	In office; January 1983 – January 20, 1989
Governor	Pete du Pont; Mike Castle
Preceded by	Richard Collins
Succeeded by	Tom Wagner
County Executive of New Castle County
	In office; January 20, 1989 – January 8, 1997
Preceded by	Rita Justice
Succeeded by	Thomas P. Gordon
Personal details
Born	Dennis Edward Greenhouse; January 17, 1950 (age 74); Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Fairleigh Dickinson University (BA)

Dennis Edward Greenhouse is an American politician who served as the Delaware Auditor of Accounts from 1983 to 1989, and again in 2022 to 2023. He has also served as the New Castle County Executive from 1989 to 1996. Greenhouse is a member of the Democratic Party.

Career

Greenhouse, a Democrat, was first elected as the Delaware Auditor of Accounts in 1982, narrowly defeating Republican Thomas W. Spruance.^[1] He was re-elected in 1986, defeating future Auditor Tom Wagner.^[2]

Greenhouse resigned his position as Auditor in 1989 to become the New Castle County Executive,^[3] after winning election to that position in 1988.^[4] He was re-elected to his position as New Castle County Executive uncontested in 1992.^[5]

Greenhouse was appointed as the Delaware Auditor of Accounts in 2022 by Delaware governor John Carney, following the resignation of Democratic incumbent Kathy McGuiness.^[3] He did not run for election to a full term in 2022, and was succeeded by Democrat Lydia York.^[6] Greenhouse served on York's transition team as she took over the office.^[7]

Electoral history

1982 Delaware State Auditor election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Greenhouse	92,134	50.48%
	Republican	Thomas Spruance	87,640	48.02%
	American	Kevin Vanderheyden	929	0.51%
	Libertarian	David Crane	915	0.50%
	Citizens	Carol Loewenstein	902	0.49%
Total votes			182,520	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

1986 Delaware State Auditor election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Greenhouse (incumbent)	84,924	54.60%
	Republican	Tom Wagner	69,640	44.77%
	American	Karel Vanderheyden	988	00.63%
Total votes			155,552	100%
	Democratic hold

1988 New Castle County Executive election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Greenhouse	121,452	73.75%
	Republican	Rita Justice (incumbent)	43,239	26.25%
Total votes			164,691	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

1992 New Castle County Executive election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Greenhouse (incumbent)	128,769	100.00%
Total votes			128,769	100%
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1982" (PDF). Delaware Department of Elections. December 15, 1982. p. 3.
^ ^a ^b "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1986" (PDF). Delaware Department of Elections. January 28, 1987. p. 2.
^ ^a ^b Eichmann, Mark (October 20, 2022). "Delaware's new interim auditor Dennis Greenhouse is a throwback". WHYY. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1988" (PDF). Delaware Department of Elections. March 1, 1989. p. 11.
^ ^a ^b "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1992" (PDF). Delaware Department of Elections. March 26, 1993. p. 10.
^ Lytle, Emily (November 8, 2022). "'Woman wave': State auditor, attorney general, treasurer seats all go to Democrats, women". The News Journal. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
^ "Delaware Auditor of Accounts-Elect Lydia York announces Swearing in Ceremony, Transition Committee and Chief of Staff". WITN Channel 22. Pike Creek, Delaware. December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.

External links

Dennis Greenhouse at Ballotpedia

Political offices
Preceded by Richard Collins	Auditor of Delaware 1983–1989	Succeeded by Tom Wagner
Preceded by Kathy McGuiness	Auditor of Delaware 2022–2023	Succeeded by Lydia York