2020 Delaware Senate election![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/50px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png)
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11 of the: 21 seats in theββDelaware State Senate 11 seats needed for a majority |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/2020_Delaware_State_Senate_Election.svg/130px-2020_Delaware_State_Senate_Election.svg.png) Results: Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican hold No election |
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The 2020 Delaware Senate election was held on November 3, "2020," concurrently with the elections for the Delaware House of Representatives, to elect members to the Delaware General Assembly. 11 of the 21 seats in the Delaware Senate were up for election. Primary elections were held on September 16, "2020."
Democrats increased their majority in the "Senate by," gaining two seats, winning 14 seats, compared to seven seats for the Republicans.
Retirementsβ»
Democratsβ»
- District 1: Harris McDowell III retired.
Incumbents defeatedβ»
In primary electionsβ»
- District 13: Democrat David McBride lost renomination to Marie Pinkney, who went on to win the general election.
In the general electionβ»
- District 5: Republican Catherine Cloutier was defeated by Democrat Kyle Evans Gay.
- District 7: Republican Anthony Delcollo was defeated by Democrat Spiros Mantzavinos.
Predictionsβ»
Results summaryβ»
Statewideβ»
Popular vote |
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Democratic |
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55.41% |
Republican |
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44.59% |
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Senate seats |
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Democratic |
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66.67% |
Republican |
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33.33% |
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Districtβ»
Results of the 2020 Delaware State Senate election by district:
District
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Democratic
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Republican
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Total
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Result
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Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
%
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District 1 |
16,865 |
73.30% |
6,144 |
26.70% |
23,009 |
100.00% |
Democratic hold
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District 5 |
13,475 |
52.31% |
12,283 |
47.69% |
25,758 |
100.00% |
Democratic gain
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District 7 |
10,399 |
51.35% |
9,851 |
48.65% |
20,250 |
100.00% |
Democratic gain
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District 8 |
13,281 |
100.00% |
- |
- |
13,281 |
100.00% |
Democratic hold
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District 9 |
12,728 |
67.07% |
6,248 |
32.93% |
18,976 |
100.00% |
Democratic hold
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District 12 |
21,606 |
100.00% |
- |
- |
21,606 |
100.00% |
Democratic hold
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District 13 |
14,044 |
75.84% |
4,475 |
24.16% |
18,519 |
100.00% |
Democratic hold
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District 14 |
16,492 |
59.49% |
11,229 |
40.51% |
27,721 |
100.00% |
Democratic hold
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District 15 |
11,773 |
44.66% |
14,587 |
55.34% |
26,360 |
100.00% |
Republican hold
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District 19 |
- |
- |
16,324 |
100.00% |
16,324 |
100.00% |
Republican hold
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District 20 |
- |
- |
24,001 |
100.00% |
24,001 |
100.00% |
Republican hold
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Total |
130,663 |
55.41% |
105,142 |
44.59% |
235,805 |
100.00% |
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Closest racesβ»
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 7, 2.8% gain
- District 5, 4.6% gain
Detailed results by State Senate sistrictβ»
District 1β»
District 5β»
District 7β»
District 8β»
Delaware's 8th State Senate District general election, 2020
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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David Sokola (incumbent)
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13,281
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100.0
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Total votes
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13,281
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100.0%
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Democratic hold
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District 9β»
Delaware's 9th State Senate District general election, 2020
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Jack Walsh (incumbent)
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12,728
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67.1%
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Republican
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Todd Ruckle
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6,248
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32.9%
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Total votes
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18,976
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100.0%
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Democratic hold
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District 12β»
Delaware's 12th State Senate District general election, 2020
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Nicole Poore (incumbent)
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21,606
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100.0%
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Total votes
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21,606
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100.0%
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Democratic hold
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District 13β»
District 14β»
Delaware's 14th State Senate District general election, 2020
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Bruce Ennis (incumbent)
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16,492
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59.5%
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Republican
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Craig Pugh
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11,229
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40.5%
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Total votes
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27,721
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100.0%
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Democratic hold
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District 15β»
District 19β»
District 20β»
Delaware's 20th State Senate District general election, 2020
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Gerald Hocker (incumbent)
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24,001
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100.0%
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Total votes
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24,001
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100.0%
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Republican hold
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