Delaware's 9th State Senate district | |||
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Registration | 49.2% Democratic 23.3% Republican 27.5% No party preference | ||
Demographics | 63% White 15% Black 15% Hispanic 5% Asian 1% Other | ||
Population (2018) | 41,895 [1] | ||
Registered voters | 29,305 [2] |
Delaware's 9th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Delaware Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jack Walsh since 2016, succeeding fellow Democrat Karen Peterson. [3]
District 9 covers the areas between Newark and Wilmington in New Castle County, including parts of Pike Creek, Pike Creek Valley, Newport, Stanton, and far eastern Newark proper. [4] [5]
Like all districts in the state, the 9th Senate district is located entirely within Delaware's at-large congressional district. It overlaps with the 17th, 18th, 19th, 21st, and 24th districts of the Delaware House of Representatives. [6]
Delaware Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. Under normal circumstances, the 9th 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 | Jack Walsh (incumbent) | 12,728 | 67.1 | |
Republican | Todd Ruckle | 6,248 | 32.9 | |
Total votes | 18,976 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Jack Walsh | 1,364 | 57.2 | |
Democratic | Caitlin Olsen | 1,022 | 42.8 | |
Total votes | 2,386 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Jack Walsh | 13,500 | 100 | |
Total votes | 13,500 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Karen Peterson (incumbent) | 13,941 | 100 | |
Total votes | 13,941 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Year | Office | Results [8] |
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2020 | President | Biden 63.6 – 34.5% |
2016 | President | Clinton 57.4 – 37.0% |
2014 | Senate | Coons 60.1 – 37.3% |
2012 | President | Obama 64.6 – 33.9% |
Senate | Carper 72.5 – 24.0% | |
Governor | Markell 75.1 – 22.9% |
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