2010 Delaware Senate election

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2010 Delaware Senate election
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  2008 November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02) 2012  

11 of the 21 seats in the Delaware Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Leader Tony DeLuca Gary Simpson
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceJanuary 8, 2009January 8, 2009
Leader's seat 11th - Brookside 18th - Milford
Last election165
Seats before156
Seats won74
Seats after147
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote84,44655,933
Percentage60.09%39.80%

President pro tempore before election

Tony DeLuca
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

Tony DeLuca
Democratic

The 2010 Delaware Senate election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect 11 of the 21 members to Delaware's Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and state house. The primary election was held on September 13, 2010. [1]

Contents

Results summary

DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty
1 Harris McDowell III Dem Harris McDowell III Dem
5 Catherine Cloutier Rep Catherine Cloutier Rep
7 Patti Blevins Dem Patti Blevins Dem
8 David Sokola Dem David Sokola Dem
9 Karen Peterson Dem Karen Peterson Dem
12 Dorinda ConnorRepDorinda ConnorRep
13 David McBride Dem David McBride Dem
14 Bruce Ennis Dem Bruce Ennis Dem
15 Nancy CookDem David Lawson Rep
19 Joseph BoothRepJoseph BoothRep
20 George BuntingDemGeorge BuntingDem
PartyCandi-
dates
VotesSeats
No. %No.+/– %
Democratic 984,44660.09%14Decrease2.svg166.67%
Republican 855,93339.80%7Increase2.svg133.33%
Working Families 11650.12%0Steady2.svg0.00%
Total17 [lower-alpha 1] 140,544100%21Steady2.svg100%
Popular vote
Democratic
60.09%
Republican
39.80%
Working Families
0.12%
Senate seats
Democratic
66.67%
Republican
33.33%

Detailed results

Results of the 2010 Delaware Senate election by district: [2] [3]

District 1

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

Delaware Senate 1st district general election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harris McDowell III (incumbent) 11,862 100%
Total votes11,862 100%
Democratic hold

District 5

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

Delaware Senate 5th district general election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Catherine Cloutier [lower-alpha 2] (incumbent) 7,814 54.93%
Democratic Christopher Counihan6,41145.07%
Total votes14,225 100%
Republican hold

District 7

Incumbent Democrat Patti Blevins has represented the 7th district since 1991.

Delaware Senate 7th district general election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Patti Blevins (incumbent) 7,877 60.96%
Republican Frederick Cullis5,04439.04%
Total votes12,921 100%
Democratic hold

District 8

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

Delaware Senate 8th district general election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Sokola (incumbent) 8,572 60.56%
Republican A. Louis Saindon5,58339.44%
Total votes14,155 100%
Democratic hold

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Karen Peterson has represented the 9th district since 2003.

Delaware Senate 9th district general election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Karen Peterson (incumbent) 8,008 71.47%
Republican Robert Johnston3,19628.53%
Total votes11,204 100%
Democratic hold

District 12

Incumbent Republican Dorinda Connor has represented the 12th district since 1997.

Delaware Senate 12th district general election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dorinda Connor (incumbent) 9,110 100%
Total votes9,110 100%
Republican hold

District 13

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

Delaware Senate 13th district general election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David McBride (incumbent) 8,736 100%
Total votes8,736 100%
Democratic hold

District 14

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

Delaware Senate 14th district general election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bruce Ennis (incumbent) 12,238 65.57%
Republican John Moritz6,42734.43%
Total votes18,665 100%
Democratic hold

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Nancy Cook has represented the 15th district since 1975. Cook lost re-election to Republican David Lawson.

Delaware Senate 15th district general election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Lawson 8,370 52.34%
Democratic Nancy Cook (incumbent)7,62347.66%
Total votes15,993 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 19

Incumbent Republican Joseph Booth has represented the 19th district since winning a special election in 2009 to replace Democrat Thurman Adams Jr., who had died in office.

Republican primary
Delaware Senate 19th district Republican primary election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joseph Booth (incumbent) 2,157 51.43%
Republican Eric Bodenweiser2,03748.57%
Total votes4,194 100%
General election
Delaware Senate 19th district general election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joseph Booth (incumbent) 10,554 100%
Total votes10,554 100%
Republican hold

District 20

Incumbent Democrat George Bunting has represented the 20th district since 1997.

Democratic primary
Delaware Senate 20th district Democratic primary election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George Bunting (incumbent) 1,858 78.83%
Democratic Perry Mitchell49921.17%
Total votes2,357 100%
General election
Delaware Senate 20th district general election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George Bunting (incumbent) 13,119 100%
Total votes13,119 100%
Democratic hold

Notes

  1. Catherine Cloutier was jointly nominated by the Republican Party and the Working Families Party.
  2. Also nominated by the Working Families Party.

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