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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]
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
District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
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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 | ||||
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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% |
Detailed results
District 2
Incumbent Democrat Majority Leader Margaret Rose Henry has represented the 2nd district since 1994.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Incumbent Democrat Robert Marshall has represented the 3rd district since 1979.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Marshall (incumbent) | 945 | 51.00% | |
Democratic | Sherry Dorsey Walker | 908 | 49.00% | |
Total votes | 1,853 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Marshall (incumbent) | 5,214 | 100% | |
Total votes | 5,214 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
Incumbent Republican Gregory Lavelle has represented the 4th district since 2013.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Incumbent Republican Ernesto Lopez has represented the 6th district since 2013.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Incumbent Democrat Bethany Hall-Long has represented the 10th district since 2009.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Incumbent Democrat Bryan Townsend has represented the 11th district since 2013.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bryan Townsend (incumbent) | 1,253 | 78.07% | |
Democratic | David L. Tackett | 352 | 21.93% | |
Total votes | 1,605 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bryan Townsend (incumbent) | 6,426 | 100% | |
Total votes | 6,426 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 16
Incumbent Republican Colin Bonini has represented the 16th district since 1995.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Colin Bonini (incumbent) | 6,178 | 74.32% | |
Independent | Michael S. Tedesco | 2,135 | 25.68% | |
Total votes | 8,313 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 17
Incumbent Democrat Brian Bushweller has represented the 17th district since 2009.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Incumbent Republican Minority Leader Gary Simpson has represented the 18th district since 1999.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patrick J. Emory | 654 | 65.40% | |
Democratic | Gary M. Wolfe | 346 | 34.60% | |
Total votes | 1,000 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Incumbent Democrat Robert Venables Sr. has represented the 21st district since 1989. He lost re-election to Republican Bryant Richardson.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
- ↑ "Delaware Senate elections, 2014". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ↑ "Primary Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. September 12, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ↑ "General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. November 7, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2022.