2024 Delaware Senate election

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2024 Delaware Senate election
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  2022 November 5, 20242026 

10 of the 21 seats in the Delaware Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader David Sokola Gerald Hocker
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceNovember 4, 2020November 7, 2018
Leader's seat 8th - Newark 20th - Ocean View
Last election156
Seats won156
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote115,33869,818
Percentage62.23%37.67%
SwingIncrease2.svg10.05%Decrease2.svg 10.15%

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Results:
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     No election

President pro tempore before election

David Sokola
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

David Sokola
Democratic

The 2024 Delaware Senate election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections. [1]

Contents

Background

State primaries were scheduled for September 10. [2]

Results summary

District Incumbent PartyElectedParty
2nd Darius J. Brown Dem Darius J. Brown Dem
3rd Elizabeth Lockman Dem Elizabeth Lockman Dem
4th Laura Sturgeon Dem Laura Sturgeon Dem
6th Russ Huxtable Dem Russ Huxtable Dem
10th Stephanie Hansen Dem Stephanie Hansen Dem
11th Bryan Townsend Dem Bryan Townsend Dem
16th Eric Buckson Rep Eric Buckson Rep
17th W. Charles Paradee Dem W. Charles Paradee Dem
18th David L. Wilson Rep David L. Wilson Rep
21st Bryant Richardson Rep Bryant Richardson Rep

Statewide

PartyCandi-
dates
Votes %Seats+/–
Democratic 7115,33862.23%7Steady2.svg
Republican 569,81837.67%3Steady2.svg
Non-Partisan Delaware 11810.10%0Steady2.svg
Total13185,337100%10Steady2.svg

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 6, 8.70%

Results

Delaware's 2nd Senate district

Delaware Senate 2nd district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Darius J. Brown (incumbent) 14,273 92.97
Republican Jon Roe1,0807.03%
Total votes15,353 100%
Democratic hold

Delaware's 3rd Senate district

Delaware Senate 3rd district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Elizabeth Lockman (incumbent) 11,831 100%
Total votes11,831 100%
Democratic hold

Delaware's 4th Senate district

Delaware Senate 4th district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Laura Sturgeon (incumbent) 18,984 100%
Total votes18,984 100%
Democratic hold

Delaware's 6th Senate district

Delaware Senate 6th district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Russ Huxtable (incumbent) 20,212 54.35%
Republican Kim Stevenson16,97645.65%
Total votes37,188 100%
Democratic hold

Delaware's 10th Senate district

Delaware Senate 10th district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stephanie Hansen (incumbent) 19,510 100%
Total votes19,510 100%
Democratic hold

Delaware's 11th Senate district

Delaware Senate 11th district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bryan Townsend (incumbent) 15,898 100%
Total votes15,898 100%
Democratic hold

Delaware's 16th Senate district

Delaware Senate 16th district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Eric Buckson (incumbent) 16,094 98.89%
Non-Partisan Delaware Will McVay1811.11%
Total votes16,275 100%
Republican hold

Delaware's 17th Senate district

Delaware Senate 17th district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic W. Charles Paradee (incumbent) 14,630 100%
Total votes14,630 100%
Democratic hold

Delaware's 18th Senate district

Delaware Senate 10th district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David L. Wilson (incumbent) 18,563 100%
Total votes18,563 100%
Republican hold

Delaware's 21st Senate district

Delaware Senate 10th district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bryant Richardson (incumbent) 17,105 100%
Total votes17,105 100%
Republican hold

References

  1. "Delaware State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. "Election year is near. Here are the dates to remember for Delaware's 2024 elections". The News Journal. Retrieved February 21, 2024.