2020 Delaware State Senate election

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 are up for election.[1] Primary elections were held on September 16, 2020.[2]

2020 Delaware State Senate election

November 3, 2020
11 of the 21 seats in the Delaware State Senate 11 seats needed for a majority
Leader David McBride (lost renomination) Gerald Hocker Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 17, 2017 January 8, 2019 Leader's seat 13th District 20th District Seats before 12 9 Seats won 14 7 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 130,663 105,142 Percentage 55.41% 44.59%
President pro tempore before election David McBride Democratic Elected President pro tempore David Sokola Democratic

Democrats increased their majority in the Senate by gaining two seats, winning 14 seats compared to 7 seats for the Republicans.

Retirements

One incumbent, Democrat Harris McDowell III, did not run for re-election in 2020.[1]

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

One incumbent, Democratic President pro tempore David McBride, was defeated in the primary.[2][3]

Results summary

Statewide

Summary of the November 3, 2020 Delaware Senate election results

Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats
					Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Democratic	9	130,663	55.41	12	6	8	14	2
	Republican	9	105,142	44.59	9	5	3	7	2
Total			235,805	100	21	11	11	21
Source: Delaware Elections Results, 2, 3

Popular vote Democratic   55.41% Republican   44.59%

Senate seats Democratic   66.67% Republican   33.33%

District

Results of the 2020 Delaware State Senate election by district:[4]

District	Democratic		Republican		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	16,865	73.30%	6,144	26.70%	23,009	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 5	13,475	52.31%	12,283	47.69%	25,758	100.00%	Democratic GAIN
District 7	10,399	51.35%	9,851	48.65%	20,250	100.00%	Democratic GAIN
District 8	13,281	100.00%	-	-	13,281	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 9	12,728	67.07%	6,248	32.93%	18,976	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 12	21,606	100.00%	-	-	21,606	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 13	14,044	75.84%	4,475	24.16%	18,519	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 14	16,492	59.49%	11,229	40.51%	27,721	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 15	11,773	44.66%	14,587	55.34%	26,360	100.00%	Republican hold
District 19	-	-	16,324	100.00%	16,324	100.00%	Republican hold
District 20	-	-	24,001	100.00%	24,001	100.00%	Republican hold
Total	130,663	55.41%	105,142	44.59%	235,805	100.00%

Detailed results by State Senate District

District 1

Delaware's 1st State Senate District General Election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah McBride	16,865	73.3%
	Republican	Steve Washington	6,144	26.7%
Total votes			23,009	100.0%
	Democratic hold

District 5

Delaware's 5th State Senate District General Election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kyle Evans Gay	13,475	52.3%
	Republican	Catherine Cloutier (incumbent)	12,283	47.7%
Total votes			25,758	100.0%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 7

Delaware's 7th State Senate District General Election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Spiros Mantzavinos	10,399	51.4%
	Republican	Anthony Delcollo (incumbent)	9,851	48.6%
Total votes			20,250	100.0%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 8

Delaware's 8th State Senate District General Election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Sokola (incumbent)	13,281	100.0
Total votes			13,281	100.0%
	Democratic hold

District 9

Delaware's 9th State Senate District General Election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Walsh (incumbent)	12,728	67.1%
	Republican	Todd Ruckle	6,248	32.9%
Total votes			18,976	100.0%
	Democratic hold

District 12

Delaware's 12th State Senate District General Election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicole Poore (incumbent)	21,606	100.0%
Total votes			21,606	100.0%
	Democratic hold

District 13

Delaware's 13th State Senate District General Election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marie Pinkney	14,044	75.8%
	Republican	Alexander M. Homich	4,475	24.2%
Total votes			18,519	100.0%
	Democratic hold

District 14

Delaware's 14th State Senate District General Election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Ennis (incumbent)	16,492	59.5%
	Republican	Craig Pugh	11,229	40.5%
Total votes			27,721	100.0%
	Democratic hold

District 15

Delaware's 15th State Senate District General Election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David G. Lawson (incumbent)	14,587	55.3%
	Democratic	Jacqueline Hugg	11,773	44.7%
Total votes			26,360	100.0%
	Republican hold

District 19

Delaware's 19th State Senate District General Election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian G. Pettyjohn (incumbent)	16,324	100.0%
Total votes			16,324	100.0%
	Republican hold

District 20

Delaware's 20th State Senate District General Election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Hocker (incumbent)	24,001	100.0%
Total votes			24,001	100.0%
	Republican hold

References

1. https://ballotpedia.org/Delaware_State_Senate_elections,_2020
2. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/15/us/elections/results-delaware-primary-elections.html
3. Chase, Randall (September 16, 2020). "Progressive newcomer defeats Delaware state Senate leader". Associated Press.
4. "2020 General Election Report". Delaware Department of Elections. November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

External links

• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Delaware", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "Delaware: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of Delaware". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
• Delaware at Ballotpedia