| Delaware's 8th State Senate district | |||
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| Registration | 39.9% Democratic 31.4% Republican 28.7% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 76% White 7% Black 6% Hispanic 8% Asian 2% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 44,996 [1] | ||
| Registered voters | 25,651 [2] | ||
Delaware's 8th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Delaware Senate. It has been represented by Democrat David Sokola since 1990. [3]
District 8 is based in Newark – the state's third-largest city – and also covers parts of Hockessin and North Star. [4] [5]
Like all districts in the state, the 8th Senate district is located entirely within Delaware's at-large congressional district. It overlaps with the 12th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 25th districts of the Delaware House of Representatives. [6] The district borders Maryland to the west and Pennsylvania along the Twelve-Mile Circle. [1]
Delaware Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. Under normal circumstances, the 8th district holds elections in presidential years, except immediately after redistricting, when all seats are up for election regardless of usual cycle.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | David Sokola (incumbent) | 13,281 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 13,281 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | David Sokola (incumbent) | 8,862 | 50.8 | |
| Republican | Meredith Chapman | 8,115 | 46.5 | |
| Green | David Chandler | 462 | 2.7 | |
| Total votes | 17,439 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | David Sokola (incumbent) | 10,099 | 60.7 | |
| Republican | William Stritzinger | 6,535 | 39.3 | |
| Total votes | 16,634 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [8] [9] |
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| 2020 | President | Biden 64.1 – 33.9% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 56.6 – 37.2% |
| 2014 | Senate | Coons 56.5 – 40.8% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 55.1 – 42.8% |
| Senate | Carper 65.4 – 30.1% | |
| Governor | Markell 69.6 – 28.1% |
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