2010 Delaware Senate election

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2010 Delaware Senate election

 2008 November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02) 2012 

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%

Results:
     Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election

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]

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[a]140,544100%21Steady100%
Popular vote
Democratic
60.09%
Republican
39.80%
Working Families
0.12%
Senate seats
Democratic
66.67%
Republican
33.33%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Governing[2] Safe D November 1, 2010

Detailed results

Notes

References

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