2014 Delaware Senate election

The 2014 Delaware Senate election was held on November 4, 2014 to elect 10 of the 21 members to Delaware's Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and state house. The primary election was held on September 9, 2014.[1]

2014 Delaware Senate election

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10 of the 21 seats in the Delaware Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout36%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Patti Blevins Gary Simpson
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 8, 2013 January 8, 2009
Leader's seat 7thElsmere 18thMilford
Last election 13 8
Seats before 13 8
Seats won 5 5
Seats after 12 9
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1
Popular vote 51,675 50,711
Percentage 49.39% 48.47%

Results:
     Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election

President pro tempore before election

Patti Blevins
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

Patti Blevins
Democratic

Delaware Republicans needed to have a net gain of 3 seats to flip the chamber from the Democrats, however, they gained only 1 seat (winning 9 seats compared to 12 seats for the Democrats).

Results summary

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District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
2 Margaret Rose Henry Dem Margaret Rose Henry Dem
3 Robert Marshall Dem Robert Marshall Dem
4 Gregory Lavelle Rep Gregory Lavelle Rep
6 Ernesto Lopez Rep Ernesto Lopez Rep
10 Bethany Hall-Long Dem Bethany Hall-Long Dem
11 Bryan Townsend Dem Bryan Townsend Dem
16 Colin Bonini Rep Colin Bonini Rep
17 Brian Bushweller Dem Brian Bushweller Dem
18 Gary Simpson Rep Gary Simpson Rep
21 Robert Venables Sr. Dem Bryant Richardson Rep
Party Candi-
dates
Votes Seats
No. % No. +/– %
Democratic 9 51,675 49.39% 12  1 57.14%
Republican 8 50,711 48.47% 9  1 42.86%
Independent 1 2,135 2.04% 0   0.00%
Libertarian 1 113 0.11% 0   0.00%
Total 19 104,634 100% 21   100%
Popular vote
Democratic
49.39%
Republican
48.47%
Independent
2.04%
Libertarian
0.11%
Senate seats
Democratic
57.14%
Republican
42.86%

Detailed results

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District 2

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Incumbent Democrat Majority Leader Margaret Rose Henry has represented the 2nd district since 1994.

Delaware Senate 2nd district general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Margaret Rose Henry (incumbent) 7,324 87.88%
Republican Robert F. Martin 1,010 12.12%
Total votes 8,334 100%
Democratic hold

District 3

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Incumbent Democrat Robert Marshall has represented the 3rd district since 1979.

Delaware Senate 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Marshall (incumbent) 945 51.00%
Democratic Sherry Dorsey Walker 908 49.00%
Total votes 1,853 100%
Delaware Senate 3rd district general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Marshall (incumbent) 5,214 100%
Total votes 5,214 100%
Democratic hold

District 4

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Incumbent Republican Gregory Lavelle has represented the 4th district since 2013.

Delaware Senate 4th district general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gregory Lavelle (incumbent) 8,983 61.93%
Democratic Sarah L. Buttner 5,521 38.07%
Total votes 14,504 100%
Republican hold

District 6

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Incumbent Republican Ernesto Lopez has represented the 6th district since 2013.

Delaware Senate 6th district general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ernesto Lopez (incumbent) 11,633 63.39%
Democratic R. Claire Snyder-Hall 6,718 36.61%
Total votes 18,351 100%
Republican hold

District 10

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Incumbent Democrat Bethany Hall-Long has represented the 10th district since 2009.

Delaware Senate 10th district general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bethany Hall-Long (incumbent) 6,230 51.09%
Republican John Marino 5,963 48.91%
Total votes 12,193 100%
Democratic hold

District 11

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Incumbent Democrat Bryan Townsend has represented the 11th district since 2013.

Delaware Senate 11th district Democratic primary election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bryan Townsend (incumbent) 1,253 78.07%
Democratic David L. Tackett 352 21.93%
Total votes 1,605 100%
Delaware Senate 11th district general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bryan Townsend (incumbent) 6,426 100%
Total votes 6,426 100%
Democratic hold

District 16

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Incumbent Republican Colin Bonini has represented the 16th district since 1995.

Delaware Senate 16th district general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Colin Bonini (incumbent) 6,178 74.32%
Independent Party Michael S. Tedesco 2,135 25.68%
Total votes 8,313 100%
Republican hold

District 17

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Incumbent Democrat Brian Bushweller has represented the 17th district since 2009.

Delaware Senate 17th district general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brian Bushweller (incumbent) 5,811 59.96%
Republican Kim E. Warfield 3,881 40.04%
Total votes 9,692 100%
Democratic hold

District 18

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Incumbent Republican Minority Leader Gary Simpson has represented the 18th district since 1999.

Delaware Senate 18h district Democratic primary election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patrick J. Emory 654 65.40%
Democratic Gary M. Wolfe 346 34.60%
Total votes 1,000 100%
Delaware Senate 18th district general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gary Simpson (incumbent) 7,853 66.72%
Democratic Patrick J. Emory 3,917 33.28%
Total votes 11,770 100%
Republican hold

District 21

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Incumbent Democrat Robert Venables Sr. has represented the 21st district since 1989. He lost re-election to Republican Bryant Richardson.

Delaware Senate 21st district general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bryant Richardson 5,210 52.96%
Democratic Robert Venables Sr. (incumbent) 4,514 45.89%
Libertarian John F. Potter 113 1.15%
Total votes 9,837 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

References

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  1. ^ "Delaware Senate elections, 2014". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Primary Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. September 12, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. November 7, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2022.