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2020 Delaware Senate election

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{{distinguish|2020 United States Senate election in Delaware}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2020 Delaware Senate election

| country = Delaware

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2018 Delaware Senate election

| previous_year = 2018

| election_date = November 3, 2020

| next_election = 2022 Delaware Senate election

| next_year = 2022

| seats_for_election = 11 of the 21 seats in the Delaware State Senate

| majority_seats = 11

| turnout =

| image1 = File:McBride David 2016 (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| leader1 = David McBride
(lost re-nomination)

| party1 = Democratic

| colour1 = 3333ff

| leader_since1 = January 17, 2017

| leaders_seat1 = 13th - New Castle

| seats_before1 = 12

| seats1 = 14

| seat_change1 = {{Increase}} 2

| popular_vote1 = 130,663

| percentage1 = 55.41%

| swing1 =

| image2 = File:Gerald Hocker.jpg

| leader2 = Gerald Hocker

| leader_since2 = January 8, 2019

| party2 = Republican

| colour2 = ff3333

| leaders_seat2 = 20th - Ocean View

| seats_before2 = 9

| seats2 = 7

| seat_change2 = {{Decrease}} 2

| popular_vote2 = 105,142

| percentage2 = 44.59%

| swing2 =

| map_image = 2020 Delaware State Senate Election.svg

| map_size = 130px

| map_caption = Results:
{{legend0|#0671B0|Democratic gain}}
{{legend0|#92C5DE|Democratic hold}} {{legend0|#F48882|Republican hold}}
{{legend0|#D3D3D3|No election}}

| title = President pro tempore

| before_election = David McBride

| before_party = Delaware Democratic Party

| after_election = David Sokola

| after_party = Delaware Democratic Party

}}

The 2020 Delaware Senate election was held on November 3, 2020, concurrently with the elections for the Delaware House of Representatives, to elect members to the Delaware General Assembly. 11 of the 21 seats in the Delaware Senate were up for election.{{Cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Delaware_State_Senate_elections,_2020 |title=Delaware State Senate elections, 2020}} Primary elections were held on September 16, 2020.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/15/us/elections/results-delaware-primary-elections.html |title=Live: Delaware State Primary Election Results 2020 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 15, 2020}}

Democrats increased their majority in the Senate by gaining two seats, winning 14 seats, compared to seven seats for the Republicans.

Retirements

=Democrats=

  1. District 1: Harris McDowell III retired.

Incumbents defeated

=In primary elections=

  1. District 13: Democrat David McBride lost renomination to Marie Pinkney, who went on to win the general election.{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/e11e88f535a368eda53c5f5cb8caeb25 |title=Progressive newcomer defeats Delaware state Senate leader |website=Associated Press |first=Randall |last=Chase |date=September 16, 2020}}

=In the general election=

  1. District 5: Republican Catherine Cloutier was defeated by Democrat Kyle Evans Gay.
  2. District 7: Republican Anthony Delcollo was defeated by Democrat Spiros Mantzavinos.

Predictions

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report{{cite web |title=October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races |url=https://cookpolitical.com/october-overview-handicapping-2020-state-legislature-races |website=The Cook Political Report |access-date=November 1, 2020}}

|{{USRaceRating|Likely|D}}

|October 21, 2020

Results summary

=Statewide=

class="wikitable"

|+ Summary of the November 3, 2020, Delaware Senate election results

colspan=15 align=center|File:Senate Diagram 2020 State of Delaware.svg
rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Party

! rowspan="2" | Candidates

! rowspan="2" | Votes

! rowspan="2" | %

! colspan="5" | Seats

Before

! Up

! Won

! After

! +/–

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |

| Democratic

| align="right" | 9

| align="right" | 130,663

| align="right" | 55.41

| align="right" | 12

| align="right" | 6

| align="right" | 8

| align="right" | 14

| align="right" | {{increase}} 2

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

| Republican

| align="right" | 9

| align="right" | 105,142

| align="right" | 44.59

| align="right" | 9

| align="right" | 5

| align="right" | 3

| align="right" | 7

| align="right" | {{decrease}} 2

colspan="15" |
style="font-weight:bold;"

|align=left colspan=3 | Total

| align="right" | 235,805

| align="right" | 100

| align="right" | 21

| align="right" | 11

| align="right" | 11

| align="right" | 21

| align="right" | {{steady}}

colspan="10"| Source: [https://elections.ap.org/dailykos/results/2020-11-03/state/DE Delaware Elections Results], [https://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/index.shtml?electionId=GE2020 2], [https://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/index.shtml?dc=report&electionId=GE2020 3]

{{bar box

| title=Popular vote

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|55.41}}

{{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|44.59}}

}}

{{bar box

| title=Senate seats

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|66.67}}

{{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|33.33}}

}}

=District=

Results of the 2020 Delaware Senate election by district:{{cite web |url=https://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/index.shtml?electionId=GE2020 |title=2020 General Election Report |work=Delaware Department of Elections |date=November 11, 2020 |access-date=November 11, 2020}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;"

! scope=col rowspan=3|District

! scope=col colspan=2|Democratic

! scope=col colspan=2|Republican

! scope=col colspan=2|Total

! scope=col rowspan=3|Result

scope=col colspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Delaware Democratic Party}}"|scope=col colspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Delaware Republican Party}}"|scope=col colspan=2|
scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votesscope=col data-sort-type="number" | %scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votesscope=col data-sort-type="number" | %scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votesscope=col data-sort-type="number" | %
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | District 1

16,86573.30%6,14426.70%23,009100.00%align="left" | Democratic hold
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | District 5

13,47552.31%12,28347.69%25,758100.00%align="left" | Democratic gain
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | District 7

10,39951.35%9,85148.65%20,250100.00%align="left" | Democratic gain
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | District 8

13,281100.00%--13,281100.00%align="left" | Democratic hold
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | District 9

12,72867.07%6,24832.93%18,976100.00%align="left" | Democratic hold
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | District 12

21,606100.00%--21,606100.00%align="left" | Democratic hold
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | District 13

14,04475.84%4,47524.16%18,519100.00%align="left" | Democratic hold
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left | District 14

16,49259.49%11,22940.51%27,721100.00%align="left" | Democratic hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left | District 15

11,77344.66%14,58755.34%26,360100.00%align="left" | Republican hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left | District 19

--16,324100.00%16,324100.00%align="left" | Republican hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left | District 20

--24,001100.00%24,001100.00%align="left" | Republican hold
class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"

| align=left | Total

130,66355.41%105,14244.59%235,805100.00%

= Closest races =

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. {{font color|blue|District 7, 2.8%}} gain
  2. {{font color|blue|District 5, 4.6%}} gain

Detailed results by senate district

=District 1=

{{Election box begin no change

|title = 2020 Delaware's Senate general election, 1st district

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Sarah McBride

| votes = 16,865

| percentage = 73.30%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Steve Washington

| votes = 6,144

| percentage = 26.70%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 23,009

| percentage = 100.0%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 5=

{{Election box begin no change

|title = 2020 Delaware's Senate general election, 5th district

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Kyle Evans Gay

| votes = 13,475

| percentage = 52.31%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Catherine Cloutier (incumbent)

| votes = 12,283

| percentage = 47.69%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 25,758

| percentage = 100.0%

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| loser = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 7=

{{Election box begin no change

|title = 2020 Delaware's Senate general election, 7th district

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Spiros Mantzavinos

| votes = 10,399

| percentage = 51.35%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Anthony Delcollo (incumbent)

| votes = 9,851

| percentage = 48.65%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 20,250

| percentage = 100.0%

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| loser = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 8=

{{Election box begin no change

|title = 2020 Delaware's Senate general election, 8th district

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = David Sokola (incumbent)

| votes = 13,281

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 13,281

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 9=

{{Election box begin no change

|title = 2020 Delaware's Senate general election, 9th district

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Jack Walsh (incumbent)

| votes = 12,728

| percentage = 67.07%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Todd Ruckle

| votes = 6,248

| percentage = 32.93%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 18,976

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 12=

{{Election box begin no change

|title = 2020 Delaware's Senate general election, 12th district

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Nicole Poore (incumbent)

| votes = 21,606

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 21,606

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 13=

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|title = 2020 Delaware's Senate general election, 13th district

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Marie Pinkney

| votes = 14,044

| percentage = 75.84%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Alexander M. Homich

| votes = 4,475

| percentage = 24.16%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 18,519

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| swing =

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{{Election box end}}

=District 14=

{{Election box begin no change

|title = 2020 Delaware's Senate general election, 14th district

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Bruce Ennis (incumbent)

| votes = 16,492

| percentage = 59.49%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Craig Pugh

| votes = 11,229

| percentage = 40.51%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 27,721

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 15=

{{Election box begin no change

|title = 2020 Delaware's Senate general election, 15th district

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = David G. Lawson (incumbent)

| votes = 14,587

| percentage = 55.34%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Jacqueline Hugg

| votes = 11,773

| percentage = 44.66%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 26,360

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=District 19=

{{Election box begin no change

|title = 2020 Delaware's Senate general election, 19th district

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Brian G. Pettyjohn (incumbent)

| votes = 16,324

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 16,324

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

| swing =

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{{Election box end}}

=District 20=

{{Election box begin no change

|title = 2020 Delaware's Senate general election, 20th district

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Gerald Hocker (incumbent)

| votes = 24,001

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 24,001

| percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{citation |author=Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association |work=Voting & Elections Toolkits |url=https://godort.libguides.com/votingtoolkit/Delaware |title=Delaware }}
  • {{citation |work=Vote.org |location=Oakland, CA |url=https://www.vote.org/state/delaware/ |title= Delaware: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links }}
  • {{cite web |title=League of Women Voters of Delaware |url=https://www.lwv.org/local-leagues/find-local-league }} (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
  • {{Ballotpedia|Delaware|Delaware}}

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