Helene Keeley

Helene M. Keeley (born May 15, 1965) is an American politician. She was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 1997 to 2019. Initially planning to run for reelection in 2018, she retired to accept a position as deputy director at the Delaware Lottery Office with an annual salary of $95,000. She had previously been appointed a community relations community for the Department of Labor in 2004 with an annual salary of $46,344 in addition to her salary as a legislator, and was one of several former Democrats to receive a high-paying state job after leaving legislative office.

Electoral history

 * In 1996, Keeley challenged incumbent Democrat Casimir Jonkiert in a three-way primary election for the House District 5 seat, winning by 32 votes with 860 votes total (41.1%) against Jonkiert and Hollis Gaines. She went on to win the general election with 3,326 votes (78.0%) against Republican nominee Michael Brown.
 * In 1998, Keeley won the general election with 2,036 votes (79.6%) against Republican nominee Paul Falkowski.
 * In 2000, Keeley won a three-way Democratic primary with 1,189 votes (64.8%) against Linda Cannon and Paul Falkowski, who had switched his registration to the Democratic Party. She was unopposed in the general election, winning 4,311 votes.
 * In 2002, Keeley was redistricted to District 3 and won the general election with 2,153 votes (73.7%) against Republican nominee Calvin Brown.
 * In 2004, Keeley won the Democratic primary with 1,042 votes (73.0%) in a rematch against Linda Cannon, and was unopposed in the general election, winning 4,825 votes.
 * In 2006, Keeley won the Democratic primary with 600 votes (59.2%) against Robert Bovell, and was unopposed in the general election, winning 2,828 votes.
 * In 2008, Keeley was unopposed for both the primary and general election, winning 5,419 votes in the general election.
 * In 2010, Keeley won the Democratic primary with 736 votes (55.5%) in a rematch against Robert Bovell. She went on to win the general election with 3,375 votes (83.1%), also against Bovell, who was nominated as the Working Families Party candidate.
 * In 2012, Keeley was unopposed for both the primary and general election, winning 6,341 votes in the general election.
 * In 2014, Keeley won the general election with 2,477 (82.9%) in another rematch against Robert Bovell, who had switched his registration to the Republican Party.
 * In 2016, Keeley was unopposed for both the primary and general election, winning 6,060 votes in the general election.