Delaware's 14th Senate district

Delaware's 14th State Senate district
Senator	Kyra Hoffner D – Dover
Registration	47.1%  Democratic 27.3%  Republican 25.6%  No party preference
Demographics	67%  White 24%  Black 5%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	51,166 [1]
Registered voters	35,734 [2]

Delaware's 14th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Delaware Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Kyra Hoffner since 2023. ^[3]

Geography

District 14 straddles the border between New Castle County and Kent County, covering all of Smyrna, Clayton, Odessa, Blackbird, and Leipsic, as well as parts of Middletown. ^{[4] [5]}

Like all districts in the state, the 14th Senate district is located entirely within Delaware's at-large congressional district. It overlaps with the 8th, 9th, 11th, 28th, and 29th districts of the Delaware House of Representatives. ^[6] The district borders Maryland to the west and New Jersey along the Delaware River. ^[1]

Recent election results

Delaware Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. Under normal circumstances, the 14th 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 14 ^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Ennis (incumbent)	3,333	53.5
	Democratic	Kyra Hoffner	1,537	24.7
	Democratic	Terrell Williams	1,360	21.8
Total votes			6,230	100
General election
	Democratic	Bruce Ennis (incumbent)	16,492	59.5
	Republican	Craig Pugh	11,229	40.5
Total votes			27,721	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 Delaware Senate election, District 14 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Ennis (incumbent)	13,454	59.6
	Republican	Carl Pace	9,138	40.4
Total votes			22,592	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 Delaware Senate election, District 14 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Ennis (incumbent)	12,031	61.1
	Republican	Scott Unruh	7,652	38.9
Total votes			19,683	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [8] [9]
2020	President	Biden 55.3 – 43.1%
2016	President	Clinton 48.5 – 46.3%
2014	Senate	Coons 52.8 – 45.4%
2012	President	Obama 56.4 – 42.2%
	Senate	Carper 65.5 – 30.9%
	Governor	Markell 67.5 – 30.3%

References

1. "State Senate District 14, 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 Bruce C. Ennis (D)". Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
4. "Senate Districts". Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
5. "State of Delaware State Senate District: 14" (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 14". 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.