Background
Townsend was born on May 19, 1981 in Wilmington, Delaware and graduated from the University of Delaware in 2003.
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In his first run for political office, Townsend ran a closely watched grassroots campaign and defeated Anthony J. DeLuca, a 14-year incumbent and president pro tempore of the Delaware State Senate, in a September 11, 2012 Democratic primary. Townsend defeated DeLuca by winning 57.8 percent of the vote to DeLuca"s 42.2 percent. Townsend then went on to defeat Republican Evan Queitsch in the November 6, 2012 general election, winning 78.4 percent of the vote to Queitsch"s 21.6 percent.
Townsend was re-elected in 2014, defeating a primary challenger with 78.4% of the vote.
Number Republican candidate entered the subsequent general election to challenge him. In September 2015, in the wake of Representative John Carney"s announcement that he would run for Governor of the state, Townsend announced his candidacy for Delaware"s seat in the United States. House of Representatives.
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