Delaware's 8th Senate district

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Delaware's 8th
State Senate district
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Senator
  David Sokola
D Newark
Registration39.9%  Democratic
31.4%  Republican
28.7%  No party preference
Demographics76%  White
7%  Black
6%  Hispanic
8%  Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)44,996 [1]
Registered voters25,651 [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]

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Geography

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]

Recent election results

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.

2020

2020 Delaware Senate election, District 8 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Sokola (incumbent) 13,281 100
Total votes13,281 100
Democratic hold

2016

2016 Delaware Senate election, District 8 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Sokola (incumbent) 8,862 50.8
Republican Meredith Chapman8,11546.5
Green David Chandler4622.7
Total votes17,439 100
Democratic hold

2012

2012 Delaware Senate election, District 8 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Sokola (incumbent) 10,099 60.7
Republican William Stritzinger6,53539.3
Total votes16,634 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [8] [9]
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%

References

  1. 1 2 "State Senate District 8, 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 David P. Sokola (D)". Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  4. "Senate Districts". Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  5. "State Senate District 8" (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. 1 2 3 "Delaware State Senate District 8". 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.