Delaware's 13th Senate district

Delaware's 13th State Senate district
Senator	Marie Pinkney D – New Castle County
Registration	61.5%  Democratic 16.3%  Republican 22.2%  No party preference
Demographics	38%  White 38%  Black 15%  Hispanic 7%  Asian 3% Other
Population (2018)	43,885 [1]
Registered voters	30,022 [2]

Delaware's 13th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Delaware Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Marie Pinkney since 2020, following her defeat of Senate President Pro Tempore David McBride in the Democratic primary. ^[3]

Geography

District 13 covers much of unincorporated New Castle County to the south of Wilmington, including Red Lion, Monterey Farms, Fairwinds, Duross Heights, Clearvier Manor, and parts of Bear and Wilmington Manor. ^{[4] [5]}

Like all districts in the state, the 13th Senate district is located entirely within Delaware's at-large congressional district. It overlaps with the 5th, 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th districts of the Delaware House of Representatives. ^[6]

Recent election results

Delaware Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. Under normal circumstances, the 13th district holds elections in presidential years, except immediately after redistricting, when all seats are up for election regardless of usual cycle.

2020

2020 Delaware Senate election, District 13 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marie Pinkney	3,111	52.4
	Democratic	David McBride (incumbent)	2,829	47.6
Total votes			5,940	100
General election
	Democratic	Marie Pinkney	14,044	75.8
	Republican	Alexander Homich	4,475	24.2
Total votes			18,519	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 Delaware Senate election, District 13 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David McBride (incumbent)	14,503	100
Total votes			14,503	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 Delaware Senate election, District 13 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David McBride (incumbent)	14,444	100
Total votes			14,444	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [8] [9]
2020	President	Biden 74.7 – 24.1%
2016	President	Clinton 70.6 – 25.2%
2014	Senate	Coons 73.6 – 24.8%
2012	President	Obama 77.3 – 21.5%
	Senate	Carper 81.1 – 16.1%
	Governor	Markell 82.6 – 15.7%

References

1. "State Senate District 13, DE". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. "State of Delaware Elections Voter Registration Totals By Senatorial District". State of Delaware. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
3. "Senator Marie Pinkney (D)". Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
4. "Senate Districts". Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
5. "State Senate District 13" (PDF). Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
6. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
7. "Delaware State Senate District 13". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
9. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.