2018 Delaware State Senate election
An election was held on November 6, 2018 to elect 10 of the 21 members to Delaware's State Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and State House. The primary election was held on September 6, 2018.
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Democrats increased their majority in the Senate by gaining one seat, winning 12 seats compared to 9 seats for the Republicans.[1]
Results
Statewide
| Party | Candi- dates | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Democratic Party | 10 | 94,396 | 57.98% | 12 |  | |
| Republican Party | 8 | 68,413 | 42.02% | 9 |  | |
| Total | 18 | 162,809 | 100.00% | 21 | – | |
District
Results of the 2018 Delaware State Senate election by district:[2]
| District | Democratic | Republican | Total | Result | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 2 | 11,783 | 100.00% | - | - | 11,783 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 3 | 9,099 | 100.00% | - | - | 9,099 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 4 | 11,251 | 53.13% | 9,924 | 46.87% | 21,175 | 100.00% | Democratic GAIN |
| District 6 | 13,283 | 47.33% | 14,781 | 52.67% | 28,064 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 10 | 11,665 | 62.06% | 7,129 | 37.94% | 18,794 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 11 | 10,421 | 75.75% | 3,335 | 24.25% | 13,756 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 16 | 7,027 | 44.91% | 8,618 | 55.09% | 15,645 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 17 | 9,343 | 64.27% | 5,194 | 35.73% | 14,537 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
| District 18 | 5,783 | 34.83% | 10,816 | 65.17% | 16,599 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| District 21 | 4,741 | 34.97% | 8,616 | 65.03% | 13,357 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
| Total | 94,396 | 57.98% | 68,413 | 42.02% | 162,809 | 100.00% | |
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References
- Goss, Scott (November 7, 2018). "Democrats hold onto Delaware Senate, pick up seat in House". The News Journal. New Castle, U.S.A. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- "2018 General Election (Official Results)". Dover, U.S.A.: Office of the State Election Commissioner, Department of Elections, State of Delaware. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
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