2018 Delaware Senate election

The 2018 Delaware Senate 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.^[1]

Quick facts 10 of the 21 seats in the Delaware State Senate 11 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

2018 Delaware Senate election

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10 of the 21 seats in the Delaware State Senate 11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	52.20%
Majority party Minority party   Leader David McBride Gary Simpson (retired) Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 17, 2017 January 8, 2009 Leader's seat 13th - New Castle 18th - Milford Last election 11 10 Seats before 11 10 Seats won 6 4 Seats after 12 9 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 94,396 68,613 Percentage 57.91% 42.09%
Results:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      No election
President pro tempore before election David McBride Democratic Elected President pro tempore David McBride Democratic

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Delaware Republicans needed to have a net gain of one seat to flip the chamber from the Democrats, however, Democrats increased their majority in the Senate by gaining one seat (winning 12 seats, compared to nine seats for the Republicans).^[2]