2016 Delaware Senate election

2016 Delaware Senate election
	November 8, 2016
11 of the 21 seats in the Delaware Senate; 11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	65.35%
President pro tempore before election; Patti Blevins; Democratic	Elected President pro tempore ; David McBride; Democratic

The 2016 Delaware Senate election was held on November 8, 2016 to elect 11 of the 21 members to Delaware's Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including the Presidency, U.S. House of Representatives, and state house. The primary election was held on September 13, 2016.[1]

Delaware Republicans needed to have a net gain of 2 seats to flip the chamber from the Democrats, however, they gained only 1 seat (winning 10 seats compared to 11 seats for the Democrats).

Results Summary

District	Incumbent		Elected Senator
1	Harris McDowell III	Dem	Harris McDowell III	Dem
5	Catherine Cloutier	Rep	Catherine Cloutier	Rep
7	Patti Blevins	Dem	Anthony Delcollo	Rep
8	David Sokola	Dem	David Sokola	Dem
9	Karen Peterson	Dem	Jack Walsh	Dem
12	Nicole Poore	Dem	Nicole Poore	Dem
13	David McBride	Dem	David McBride	Dem
14	Bruce Ennis	Dem	Bruce Ennis	Dem
15	David Lawson	Rep	David Lawson	Rep
19	Brian Pettyjohn	Rep	Brian Pettyjohn	Rep
20	Gerald Hocker	Rep	Gerald Hocker	Rep

Party		Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
Party		Candi- dates	No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Democratic	9	106,963	52.30%	11	1	52.38%
	Republican	8	97,082	47.47%	10	1	47.62%
	Green	1	462	0.23%	0		0.00%
Total		18	204,507	100%	21		100%

Popular vote

Democratic			52.30%
Republican			47.47%
Green			0.23%

Senate seats

Democratic			52.38%
Republican			47.62%

Detailed results

[2][3]

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Harris McDowell III has represented the 1st district since 1977.

Delaware Senate 1st district Democratic primary election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harris McDowell III (incumbent)	3,876	70.84%
	Democratic	Joseph D. McCole	1,596	29.16%
Total votes			5,472	100%

Delaware Senate 1st district general election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harris McDowell III (incumbent)	11,858	56.32%
	Republican	James Spadola	9,195	43.68%
Total votes			21,053	100%
	Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Republican Catherine Cloutier has represented the 5th district since 2001.

Delaware Senate 5th district general election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Catherine Cloutier (incumbent)	14,083	59.48%
	Democratic	Denise Bowers	9,596	40.52%
Total votes			23,679	100%
	Republican hold

District 7

Incumbent Democrat President pro tempore Patti Blevins has represented the 7th district since 1991. She lost re-election to Republican Anthony Delcollo.

Delaware Senate 7th district general election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony Delcollo	9,604	50.55%
	Democratic	Patti Blevins (incumbent)	9,398	49.45%
Total votes			19,002	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 8

Incumbent Democrat David Sokola has represented the 8th district since 1991.

Delaware Senate 8th district general election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Sokola (incumbent)	8,862	50.81%
	Republican	Meredith Chapman	8,115	46.53%
	Green	David B. Chandler	462	2.66%
Total votes			17,439	100%
	Democratic hold

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Karen Peterson has represented the 9th district since 2003. Peterson retired and fellow Democrat Jack Walsh won the open seat.

Delaware Senate 9th district Democratic primary election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Walsh	1,364	57.17%
	Democratic	Caitlin M. Olsen	1,022	42.83%
Total votes			2,386	100%

Delaware Senate 9th district general election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Walsh	13,500	100%
Total votes			13,500	100%
	Democratic hold

District 12

Incumbent Democrat Nicole Poore has represented the 12th district since 2013.

Delaware Senate 12th district general election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicole Poore (incumbent)	18,961	100%
Total votes			18,961	100%
	Democratic hold

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Majority Leader David McBride has represented the 13th district since 1979.

Delaware Senate 13th district general election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David McBride (incumbent)	14,503	100%
Total votes			14,503	100%
	Democratic hold

District 14

Incumbent Democrat Bruce Ennis has represented the 14th district since 2007.

Delaware Senate 14th district general election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Ennis (incumbent)	13,454	59.55%
	Republican	Carl Pace	9,138	40.45%
Total votes			22,592	100%
	Democratic hold

District 15

Incumbent Republican David Lawson has represented the 15th district since 2011.

Delaware Senate 15th district general election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Lawson (incumbent)	15,036	100%
Total votes			15,036	100%
	Republican hold

District 19

Incumbent Republican Brian Pettyjohn has represented the 19th district since 2013.

Delaware Senate 19th district general election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Pettyjohn (incumbent)	14,003	100%
Total votes			14,003	100%
	Republican hold

District 20

Incumbent Republican Gerald Hocker has represented the 20th district since 2013.

Delaware Senate 20th district general election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Hocker (incumbent)	17,908	72.39%
	Democratic	Perry J. Mitchell	6,831	27.61%
Total votes			24,739	100%
	Republican hold

References

"Delaware Senate elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
"Primary Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. September 15, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
"General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. November 17, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

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[1] "Delaware Senate elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

[2] "Primary Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. September 15, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

[3] "General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. November 17, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

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