2024 Delaware Senate election

The 2024 Delaware Senate election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.[1]

2024 Delaware Senate election

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10 of the 21 seats in the Delaware Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader David Sokola Gerald Hocker
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since November 4, 2020 November 7, 2018
Leader's seat 8th - Newark 20th - Ocean View
Last election 15 6
Seats won 15 6
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 115,338 69,818
Percentage 62.23% 37.67%
Swing Increase 10.05% Decrease 10.15%

Results:
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election

President pro tempore before election

David Sokola
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

TBD

Background

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State primaries are scheduled for September 10.[2]

Results summary

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District Incumbent Party Elected Party
2nd Darius J. Brown Dem Darius J. Brown Dem
3rd Elizabeth Lockman Dem Elizabeth Lockman Dem
4th Laura Sturgeon Dem Laura Sturgeon Dem
6th Russ Huxtable Dem Russ Huxtable Dem
10th Stephanie Hansen Dem Stephanie Hansen Dem
11th Bryan Townsend Dem Bryan Townsend Dem
16th Eric Buckson Rep Eric Buckson Rep
17th W. Charles Paradee Dem W. Charles Paradee Dem
18th David L. Wilson Rep David L. Wilson Rep
21st Bryant Richardson Rep Bryant Richardson Rep

Statewide

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Party Candi-
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Votes % Seats +/–
Democratic 7 115,338 62.23% 7  
Republican 5 69,818 37.67% 3  
Non-Partisan Delaware 1 181 0.10% 0  
Total 13 185,337 100% 10  

Closest races

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Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 6, 8.70%

Results

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Delaware Senate 2nd district general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darius J. Brown (incumbent) 14,273 92.97
Republican Jon Roe 1,080 7.03%
Total votes 15,353 100%
Democratic hold
Delaware Senate 3rd district general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth Lockman (incumbent) 11,831 100%
Total votes 11,831 100%
Democratic hold
Delaware Senate 4th district general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Laura Sturgeon (incumbent) 18,984 100%
Total votes 18,984 100%
Democratic hold
Delaware Senate 6th district general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Russ Huxtable (incumbent) 20,212 54.35%
Republican Kim Stevenson 16,976 45.65%
Total votes 37,188 100%
Democratic hold
Delaware Senate 10th district general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephanie Hansen (incumbent) 19,510 100%
Total votes 19,510 100%
Democratic hold
Delaware Senate 11th district general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bryan Townsend (incumbent) 15,898 100%
Total votes 15,898 100%
Democratic hold
Delaware Senate 16th district general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eric Buckson (incumbent) 16,094 98.89%
Non-Partisan Delaware Will McVay 181 1.11%
Total votes 16,275 100%
Republican hold
Delaware Senate 17th district general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic W. Charles Paradee (incumbent) 14,630 100%
Total votes 14,630 100%
Democratic hold
Delaware Senate 10th district general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David L. Wilson (incumbent) 18,563 100%
Total votes 18,563 100%
Republican hold
Delaware Senate 10th district general election, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bryant Richardson (incumbent) 17,105 100%
Total votes 17,105 100%
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "Delaware State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Election year is near. Here are the dates to remember for Delaware's 2024 elections". The News Journal. Retrieved February 21, 2024.