2010 Delaware Senate election
November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)
11 of the 21 seats in the Delaware Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Tony DeLuca Gary Simpson
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 8, 2009 January 8, 2009
Leader's seat 11th - Brookside 18th - Milford
Last election 16 5
Seats before 15 6
Seats won 7 4
Seats after 14 7
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1
Popular vote 84,446 55,933
Percentage 60.09% 39.80%
President pro tempore before election

Tony DeLuca
Democratic

 Elected President pro tempore

Tony DeLuca
Democratic

The 2010 Delaware Senate election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect 11 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 13, 2010.[1]

Results summary

District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1 Harris McDowell III Dem Harris McDowell III Dem
5 Catherine Cloutier Rep Catherine Cloutier Rep
7 Patti Blevins Dem Patti Blevins Dem
8 David Sokola Dem David Sokola Dem
9 Karen Peterson Dem Karen Peterson Dem
12 Dorinda Connor Rep Dorinda Connor Rep
13 David McBride Dem David McBride Dem
14 Bruce Ennis Dem Bruce Ennis Dem
15 Nancy Cook Dem David Lawson Rep
19 Joseph Booth Rep Joseph Booth Rep
20 George Bunting Dem George Bunting Dem
PartyCandi-
dates		VotesSeats
No. %No.+/– %
Democratic984,44660.09%14Decrease166.67%
Republican855,93339.80%7Increase133.33%
Working Families11650.12%0Steady0.00%
Total17[lower-alpha 1]140,544100%21Steady100%
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 60.09%
Republican
 
 39.80%
Working Families
 
 0.12%
Senate seats
Democratic
 
 66.67%
Republican
 
 33.33%

Detailed results

Results of the 2010 Delaware Senate election by district:[2][3]

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Harris McDowell III has represented the 1st district since 1977.

Delaware Senate 1st district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harris McDowell III (incumbent) 11,862 100%
Total votes 11,862 100%
Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Republican Catherine Cloutier has represented the 5th district since 2001.

Delaware Senate 5th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Catherine Cloutier[lower-alpha 2] (incumbent) 7,814 54.93%
Democratic Christopher Counihan 6,411 45.07%
Total votes 14,225 100%
Republican hold

District 7

Incumbent Democrat Patti Blevins has represented the 7th district since 1991.

Delaware Senate 7th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patti Blevins (incumbent) 7,877 60.96%
Republican Frederick Cullis 5,044 39.04%
Total votes 12,921 100%
Democratic hold

District 8

Incumbent Democrat David Sokola has represented the 8th district since 1991.

Delaware Senate 8th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Sokola (incumbent) 8,572 60.56%
Republican A. Louis Saindon 5,583 39.44%
Total votes 14,155 100%
Democratic hold

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Karen Peterson has represented the 9th district since 2003.

Delaware Senate 9th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karen Peterson (incumbent) 8,008 71.47%
Republican Robert Johnston 3,196 28.53%
Total votes 11,204 100%
Democratic hold

District 12

Incumbent Republican Dorinda Connor has represented the 12th district since 1997.

Delaware Senate 12th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dorinda Connor (incumbent) 9,110 100%
Total votes 9,110 100%
Republican hold

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Majority Leader David McBride has represented the 13th district since 1979.

Delaware Senate 13th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David McBride (incumbent) 8,736 100%
Total votes 8,736 100%
Democratic hold

District 14

Incumbent Democrat Bruce Ennis has represented the 14th district since 2007.

Delaware Senate 14th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bruce Ennis (incumbent) 12,238 65.57%
Republican John Moritz 6,427 34.43%
Total votes 18,665 100%
Democratic hold

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Nancy Cook has represented the 15th district since 1975. Cook lost re-election to Republican David Lawson.

Delaware Senate 15th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Lawson 8,370 52.34%
Democratic Nancy Cook (incumbent) 7,623 47.66%
Total votes 15,993 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 19

Incumbent Republican Joseph Booth has represented the 19th district since winning a special election in 2009 to replace Democrat Thurman Adams Jr., who had died in office.

Republican primary
Delaware Senate 19th district Republican primary election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph Booth (incumbent) 2,157 51.43%
Republican Eric Bodenweiser 2,037 48.57%
Total votes 4,194 100%
General election
Delaware Senate 19th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph Booth (incumbent) 10,554 100%
Total votes 10,554 100%
Republican hold

District 20

Incumbent Democrat George Bunting has represented the 20th district since 1997.

Democratic primary
Delaware Senate 20th district Democratic primary election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Bunting (incumbent) 1,858 78.83%
Democratic Perry Mitchell 499 21.17%
Total votes 2,357 100%
General election
Delaware Senate 20th district general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Bunting (incumbent) 13,119 100%
Total votes 13,119 100%
Democratic hold

Notes

  1. ↑ Catherine Cloutier was jointly nominated by the Republican Party and the Working Families Party.
  2. ↑ Also nominated by the Working Families Party.

References

  1. ↑ "Delaware Senate elections, 2010". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  2. ↑ "State of Delaware Primary Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. September 17, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  3. ↑ "State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. November 5, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
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