Harris McDowell III

Harris McDowell III
Harris McDowell III
Member of the Delaware Senate ; from the 1st district
	In office; November 3, 1976 –November 4, 2020

Last updated July 14, 2024

1976: When Republican Senator Michael Castle left the House District 1 seat open, McDowell won the 1976 Democratic Primary and won the November 2, 1976 General election with 5,806 votes (52.2%) against Republican nominee Kermit Justice.^[3]
1980: McDowell won the 1980 Democratic Primary and won the November 4, 1980 General election with 6,354 votes (56.4%) against Republican nominee Sandra Kaufmann.^[4]
1982: McDowell won the 1982 Democratic Primary and won the three-way November 2, 1982 General election with 7,239 votes (62.5%) against Republican nominee Richard Bugbee and Libertarian candidate Susan Bissell.^[5]
1986: McDowell was unopposed for both the September 6, 1986 Democratic Primary and the November 4, 1986 General election, winning with 5,946 votes.^[6]
1990: McDowell won the 1992 Democratic Primary and won the November 6, 1990 General election with 5,467 votes (59.2%) against Republican nominee Paul Parets.^[7]
1992: McDowell and Parets were both unopposed for their September 12, 1992 primaries, setting up a rematch; McDowell won the November 3, 1992 General election with 8,808 votes (63.5%) against Parets.^[8]
1996: McDowell won the September 7, 1996 Democratic Primary with 2,368 votes (66.2%) against Thornton Carroll,^[9] and won the November 5, 1996 General election with 7,883 votes (61.6%) against Republican nominee Gary Linarducci.^[10]
2000: McDowell was unopposed for the September 9, 2000 Democratic Primary and won the November 7, 2000 General election with 8,970 votes (63.6%) against Republican nominee Lee Murphy.^[11]
2002: McDowell won the September 10, 2002 Democratic Primary with 1,388 votes (63.7%),^[12] again against his 1996 challenger Thornton Carroll. Lee Murphy was unopposed for his primary, setting up a rematch; McDowell won the November 5, 2002 General election with 7,646 votes (64.1%) against Murphy.^[13]
2006: McDowell won the four-way September 12, 2006 Democratic Primary with 1,477 votes (49.5%) against a field that included Charles Potter, Jr. and Thornton Carroll, his challenger from 1996 and 2002.^[14] McDowell won the three-way November 7, 2006 General election with 8,300 votes (64.6%) against Republican nominee Gregory Chambers and Independent candidate Tyler Nixon.^[15]
2010: McDowell was unopposed for both the September 17, 2010 Democratic Primary and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 11,862 votes.^[16]
2012: McDowell won the three-way September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary with 2,342 votes (52.2%) against former state Representative David Brady and another challenger.^[17] McDowell won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 15,155 votes (85.3%) against Independent candidate Robert Clark and Libertarian candidate Brian Lintz.^[18]

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References

↑ "Senator Harris B. McDowell III". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly . Retrieved November 15, 2013.
↑ "Harris B. McDowell III's Biography". Project Vote Smart . Retrieved November 15, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1976" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 2, 1976. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1980" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 4, 1980. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1982" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 2, 1982. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1986" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 4, 1986. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1990" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 1990. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware 1992 General Election Results" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 3, 1992. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
↑ "1996 Election Results" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 5, 1996. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
↑ "1996 Election Results" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 5, 1996. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2000. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 7, 2002. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 5, 2002. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 12, 2006. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2006. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 2, 2010. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 11, 2012. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

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[DL-1] "Senator Harris B. McDowell III". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly . Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[PVS-2] "Harris B. McDowell III's Biography". Project Vote Smart . Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[3] "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1976" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 2, 1976. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[4] "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1980" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 4, 1980. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[5] "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1982" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 2, 1982. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[6] "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1986" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 4, 1986. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[7] "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1990" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 1990. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[8] "State of Delaware 1992 General Election Results" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 3, 1992. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[9] "1996 Election Results" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 5, 1996. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[10] "1996 Election Results" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 5, 1996. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[11] "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2000. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[12] "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 7, 2002. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[13] "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 5, 2002. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[14] "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 12, 2006. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[15] "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2006. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[16] "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 2, 2010. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[17] "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 11, 2012. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

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Harris McDowell III

Member of the Delaware Senate from the 1st district
In office November 3, 1976 –November 4, 2020