Delaware's 7th Senate district

Delaware's 7th State Senate district
Senator	Spiros Mantzavinos D – Westgate Farms
Registration	49.3%  Democratic 22.7%  Republican 28.0%  No party preference
Demographics	69%  White 8%  Black 18%  Hispanic 3%  Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	42,239 [1]
Registered voters	30,380 [2]

Delaware's 7th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Delaware Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Spiros Mantzavinos since 2020, following his defeat of incumbent Republican Anthony Delcollo. ^[3]

Geography

District 7 covers the immediate western suburbs of Wilmington in New Castle County, including Elsmere, Newport, Westminster, Anglesey, and other unincorporated areas. ^{[4] [5]}

Like all districts in the state, the 7th Senate district is located entirely within Delaware's at-large congressional district. It overlaps with the 4th, 13th, 19th, and 21st districts of the Delaware House of Representatives. ^[6]

Recent election results

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Spiros Mantzavinos	10,399	51.4
	Republican	Anthony Delcollo (incumbent)	9,851	48.6
Total votes			20,250	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 Delaware Senate election, District 7 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony Delcollo	9,604	50.5
	Democratic	Patricia Blevins (incumbent)	9,398	49.5
Total votes			19,002	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

2012 Delaware Senate election, District 7 ^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patricia Blevins (incumbent)	13,756	92.4
	Libertarian	James Christina	1,139	7.6
Total votes			14,895	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [8] [9]
2020	President	Biden 61.9 – 36.3%
2016	President	Clinton 55.3 – 39.1%
2014	Senate	Coons 59.7 – 37.6%
2012	President	Obama 63.7 – 34.6%
	Senate	Carper 71.2 – 24.5%
	Governor	Markell 74.1 – 23.6%

References

1. "State Senate District 7, DE". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 12, 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 12, 2020.
3. "Senator Spiros Mantzavinos (D)". Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
4. "Senate Districts". Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
5. "State Senate District 7" (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 12, 2020.
7. "Delaware State Senate District 7". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
9. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.