Delaware's 1st State Senate district | |||
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Registration | 59.6% Democratic 18.7% Republican 21.7% No party preference | ||
Demographics | 64% White 26% Black 4% Hispanic 4% Asian 2% Other | ||
Population (2018) | 44,876 [1] | ||
Registered voters | 33,915 [2] |
Delaware's 1st Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Delaware Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Dan Cruce since 2025, succeeding Democrat Sarah McBride who resigned after being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
District 1 covers the northeastern tip of New Castle County along the Delaware River, including Claymont, Bellefonte, most of Edgemoor, and parts of northern Wilmington. [3] [4]
Like all districts in the state, the 1st Senate district is located entirely within Delaware's at-large congressional district. It overlaps with the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, and 10th districts of the Delaware House of Representatives. [5] The district borders New Jersey via the Delaware River and Pennsylvania via the Twelve-Mile Circle. [1]
Delaware Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. Under normal circumstances, the 1st district holds elections in presidential years, except immediately after redistricting, when all seats are up for election regardless of the usual cycle.
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Sarah McBride | 7,902 | 91.3 | |
Democratic | Joseph McCole | 752 | 8.7 | |
Total votes | 8,654 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Sarah McBride | 16,865 | 73.3 | |
Republican | Steve Washington | 6,144 | 26.7 | |
Total votes | 23,009 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Harris McDowell III (incumbent) | 3,876 | 70.8 | |
Democratic | Joseph McCole | 1,596 | 29.2 | |
Total votes | 5,472 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Harris McDowell III (incumbent) | 11,858 | 56.3 | |
Republican | James Spadola | 9,195 | 43.7 | |
Total votes | 21,053 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Harris McDowell III (incumbent) | 2,342 | 52.2 | |
Democratic | David D. Brady | 1,613 | 36.0 | |
Democratic | James Martin | 528 | 11.8 | |
Total votes | 4,483 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Harris McDowell III (incumbent) | 15,155 | 85.3 | |
Independent | Robert Clark | 2,054 | 11.6 | |
Libertarian | Bryan Lintz | 555 | 3.1 | |
Total votes | 17,764 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Year | Office | Results [7] [8] |
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2020 | President | Biden 74.2 – 24.2% |
2016 | President | Clinton 68.0 – 26.7% |
2014 | Senate | Coons 70.8 – 26.4% |
2012 | President | Obama 70.4 – 27.8% |
Senate | Carper 76.0 – 19.4% | |
Governor | Markell 78.7 – 18.8% |