2004 Delaware Senate election

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2004 Delaware Senate election
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  2002 November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02) 2006  

10 of the 21 seats in the Delaware Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Thurman Adams Jr. John Still III
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceJanuary 2003January 2003
Leader's seat 19th - Bridgeville 17th - Dover
Last election138
Seats before138
Seats won46
Seats after138
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote71,10177,609
Percentage47.74%52.11%

2004 Delaware State Senate Election.svg
Results:
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     No election

President pro tempore before election

Thurman Adams Jr.
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

Thurman Adams Jr.
Democratic

The 2004 Delaware Senate election was held on November 2, 2004, to elect 10 of the 21 members to Delaware's Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including for U.S. President, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and state house. The primary election was held on September 11, 2004. [1]

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Results summary

DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty
2 Margaret Rose Henry Dem Margaret Rose Henry Dem
3 Robert Marshall Dem Robert Marshall Dem
4 Charlie Copeland Rep Charlie Copeland Rep
6 Liane Sorenson Rep Liane Sorenson Rep
10 Steven Amick Rep Steven Amick Rep
11 Tony DeLuca Dem Tony DeLuca Dem
16 Colin Bonini Rep Colin Bonini Rep
17 John Still IIIRepJohn Still IIIRep
18 Gary Simpson Rep Gary Simpson Rep
21 Robert Venables Sr. Dem Robert Venables Sr. Dem
PartyCandi-
dates
VotesSeats
No. %No.+/– %
Democratic 871,10147.74%16Steady2.svg61.90%
Republican 777,60952.11%5Steady2.svg38.10%
Independent 12140.14%0Steady2.svg0.00%
Total16148,924100%21Steady2.svg100%
Popular vote
Republican
52.11%
Democratic
47.74%
Independent
0.14%
Senate seats
Democratic
61.90%
Republican
38.10%

Detailed results

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District 2

Incumbent Democrat Majority Leader Margaret Rose Henry has represented the 2nd district since 1994.

Delaware Senate 2nd district general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Margaret Rose Henry (incumbent) 10,398 100%
Total votes10,398 100%
Democratic hold

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Robert Marshall has represented the 3rd district since 1979.

Delaware Senate 3rd district general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert Marshall (incumbent) 9,343 100%
Total votes9,343 100%
Democratic hold

District 4

Incumbent Republican Charlie Copeland has represented the 4th district since 2003.

Delaware Senate 4th district general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charlie Copeland (incumbent) 16,289 100%
Total votes16,289 100%
Republican hold

District 6

Incumbent Republican Liane Sorenson has represented the 6th district since 1995.

Delaware Senate 6th district general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Liane Sorenson (incumbent) 9,972 100%
Total votes9,972 100%
Republican hold

District 10

Incumbent Republican Steven Amick has represented the 10th district since 1995.

Delaware Senate 10th district general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steven Amick (incumbent) 10,775 55.11%
Democratic Julia Dugan8,77744.89%
Total votes19,552 100%
Republican hold

District 11

Incumbent Democrat Tony DeLuca has represented the 11th district since 1999.

Delaware Senate 11th district general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tony DeLuca (incumbent) 12,010 100%
Total votes12,010 100%
Democratic hold

District 16

Incumbent Republican Colin Bonini has represented the 16th district since 1995.

Delaware Senate 16th district general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Colin Bonini (incumbent) 11,570 69.28%
Democratic James Testerman5,13130.72%
Total votes16,701 100%
Republican hold

District 17

Incumbent Republican Minority Leader John Still III has represented the 17th district since 1988.

Delaware Senate 17th district general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Still III (incumbent) 8,290 51.01%
Democratic Brian Bushweller 7,74947.68%
Independent Party Karen Hartley-Nagle2141.32%
Total votes16,253 100%
Republican hold

District 18

Incumbent Republican Gary Simpson has represented the 18th district since 1999.

Delaware Senate 18th district general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gary Simpson (incumbent) 14,392 63.29%
Democratic F. Thomas Savage8,34936.71%
Total votes22,741 100%
Republican hold

District 21

Incumbent Democrat Robert Venables Sr. has represented the 21st district since 1989.

Delaware Senate 21st district general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert Venables Sr. (incumbent) 9,344 59.65%
Republican Daniel Short 6,32140.35%
Total votes15,665 100%
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "Delaware Senate elections, 2004". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  2. "General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. November 2, 2004. Retrieved October 4, 2023.