{{short description|American politician from Delaware}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | image_size = | name = Sean Matthews | caption = | state_house = Delaware | district = 10th | term_start = November 8, 2014 | term_end = November 6, 2024 | predecessor = Dennis E. Williams | successor = Melanie Levin | constituency = | majority = | party = Democratic | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | alma_mater = Eastern University | occupation = Teacher | website = }} '''Sean Matthews''' is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 10 until 2024.<ref name="DL">{{cite web |url=https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/150/Matthews |title=Representative Sean Matthews (D) |publisher=Delaware General Assembly |location=Dover, Delaware |accessdate=January 6, 2019}}</ref> In 2014, he challenged and defeated incumbent Democrat Dennis E. Williams, who he defeated again in 2016 when Williams attempted to retake his former seat. He is a teacher at Brandywine School District.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2016/08/30/10th-representative-district-features-fierce-rematch/89398660/ |title=10th Representative District features fierce rematch |first=Matthew |last=Albright |newspaper=The News Journal |date=August 31, 2016}}</ref>
==Electoral history== *In 2014, Matthews won the Democratic primary with 694 votes (55%) against incumbent Democrat Dennis E. Williams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect14/elect14_Primary/html/election.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011190615/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect14/elect14_Primary/html/election.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 11, 2014 |title= State of Delaware Primary Election Results |date=September 12, 2014 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate=January 6, 2019}}</ref> He went on to win the general election with 3,494 votes (55.2%) against Republican nominee Judith Travis.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect14/elect14_General/html/election.shtml |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150211194109/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect14/elect14_General/html/election.shtml |url-status= dead |archive-date= February 11, 2015 |title= State of Delaware General Election Results |date= November 7, 2014 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate= January 6, 2019}}</ref> *In 2016, Matthews won the Democratic primary with 1,308 votes (75.5%) in a rematch against former representative Williams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_primary/html/election.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922020522/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_primary/html/election.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 22, 2016 |title= State of Delaware Primary Election Results |date=September 13, 2016 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate=January 6, 2019}}</ref> Matthews went on to win the general election with 5,780 votes (57.5%) in a rematch against Republican nominee Judith Travis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223223533/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 23, 2016 |title= State of Delaware General Election Results |date=November 8, 2016 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate=January 6, 2019}}</ref> *In 2018, Matthews won the general election with 6,448 votes (68.7%) against Republican nominee Erin Wienner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect18/elect18_general/html/election.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128151259/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect18/elect18_general/html/election.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 28, 2018 |title= State of Delaware General Election Results |date=November 6, 2018 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate=January 6, 2019}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/150/Matthews Official page] at the Delaware General Assembly * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=141522 | fec= | congress= }}
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