Delaware's 16th State Senate district | |||
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Registration | 39.6% Democratic 32.8% Republican 27.5% No party preference | ||
Demographics | 64% White 21% Black 7% Hispanic 3% Asian 5% Other | ||
Population (2018) | 46,941 [1] | ||
Registered voters | 31,738 [2] |
Delaware's 16th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Delaware Senate. It has been represented by Republican Eric Buckson since 2022. [3]
District 16 covers southern Dover and its suburbs in Kent County, including Highland Acres, Rising Sun-Lebanon, Kent Acres, Riverview, Magnolia, Woodside, Woodside East, Frederica, Little Creek, Bowers, and Little Heaven. [4] [5]
Like all districts in the state, the 16th Senate district is located entirely within Delaware's at-large congressional district. It overlaps with the 28th, 29th, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th districts of the Delaware House of Representatives. [6]
Delaware Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. Under normal circumstances, the 16th district holds elections in midterm years, except immediately after redistricting, when all seats are up for election regardless of usual cycle.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Eric Buckson (incumbent) | 16,094 | 98.89% | |
Non-Partisan Delaware | Will McVay | 181 | 1.11% | |
Total votes | 16,275 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Eric Buckson | 9,577 | 100% | |
Total votes | 9,577 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Colin Bonini (incumbent) | 8,618 | 55.1 | |
Democratic | Louisa Phillips | 7,027 | 44.9 | |
Total votes | 15,645 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Colin Bonini (incumbent) | 6,178 | 74.3 | |
Independent | Michael Tedesco | 2,135 | 25.7 | |
Total votes | 8,313 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Colin Bonini (incumbent) | 9,372 | 79.9 | |
Independent | Michael Tedesco | 2,356 | 20.1 | |
Total votes | 11,728 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Year | Office | Results [8] [9] |
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2020 | President | Biden 49.8 – 48.5% |
2016 | President | Trump 52.0 – 42.4% |
2014 | Senate | Wade 53.2 – 45.2% |
2012 | President | Romney 50.2 – 48.5% |
Senate | Carper 58.3 – 36.8% | |
Governor | Markell 58.9 – 38.6% |