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2000 Delaware Senate election

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2000 Delaware Senate election

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11 of the 21 seats in the Delaware Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Thomas Sharp Steven Amick
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 9th - Wilmington 10th - Newark
Last election 13 8
Seats before 13 8
Seats won 9 2
Seats after 13 8
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 111,070 50,974
Percentage 68.48% 31.43%

President pro tempore before election

Thomas Sharp
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

Thomas Sharp
Democratic

The 2000 Delaware Senate election was held on November 7, 2000, to elect 11 of the 21 members to Delaware's Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and state house. The primary election was held on September 9, 2000.[1]

Results summary

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District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1 Harris McDowell III Dem Harris McDowell III Dem
5 Myrna Bair Rep Catherine Cloutier Rep
7 Patti Blevins Dem Patti Blevins Dem
8 David Sokola Dem David Sokola Dem
9 Thomas Sharp Dem Thomas Sharp Dem
12 Dorinda Connor Rep Dorinda Connor Rep
13 David McBride Dem David McBride Dem
14 James Vaughn Dem James Vaughn Dem
15 Nancy Cook Dem Nancy Cook Dem
19 Thurman Adams Jr. Dem Thurman Adams Jr. Dem
20 George Bunting Dem George Bunting Dem
Party Candi-
dates
Votes Seats
No. % No. +/– %
Democratic 11 111,070 68.48% 13 Steady 61.90%
Republican 7 50,974 31.43% 8 Steady 38.10%
Constitution 1 138 0.09% 0 Steady 0.00%
Total 19 162,182 100% 21 Steady 100%
Popular vote
Democratic
68.48%
Republican
31.43%
Constitution
0.09%
Senate seats
Democratic
61.90%
Republican
38.10%

Detailed results

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Results of the 2000 Delaware Senate election by district:[2][3]

District 1

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

Delaware Senate 1st district general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harris McDowell III (incumbent) 8,970 63.63%
Republican Lee Murphy 5,127 36.37%
Total votes 14,097 100%
Democratic hold

District 5

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Incumbent Republican Myrna Bair has represented the 5th district and its predecessors since 1981. Bair didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Catherine Cloutier won the open seat. Republican primary

Delaware Senate 5th district Republican primary election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Catherine Cloutier 1,529 68.57%
Republican Michael Walsh II 701 31.43%
Total votes 2,230 100%

General election

Delaware Senate 5th district general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Catherine Cloutier 8,099 52.16%
Democratic William McGlinchey 7,428 47.84%
Total votes 15,527 100%
Republican hold

District 7

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

Delaware Senate 7th district general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patti Blevins (incumbent) 10,047 67.88%
Republican John Pasquale Jr. 4,755 32.12%
Total votes 14,802 100%
Democratic hold

District 8

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

Delaware Senate 8th district general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Sokola (incumbent) 9,873 56.01%
Republican Paul Welsh 7,755 43.99%
Total votes 17,628 100%
Democratic hold

District 9

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Incumbent Democrat and President pro tempore Thomas Sharp has represented the 9th district since 1975.

Delaware Senate 9th district general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas Sharp (incumbent) 10,189 100%
Total votes 10,189 100%
Democratic hold

District 12

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

Delaware Senate 12th district general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dorinda Connor (incumbent) 9,758 55.74%
Democratic William McMurray 7,748 44.26%
Total votes 17,506 100%
Republican hold

District 13

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

Delaware Senate 13th district general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David McBride (incumbent) 11,190 100%
Total votes 11,190 100%
Democratic hold

District 14

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Incumbent Democrat James Vaughn has represented the 14th district since 1980.

Delaware Senate 14th district general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Vaughn (incumbent) 15,899 100%
Total votes 15,899 100%
Democratic hold

District 15

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Incumbent Democrat Nancy Cook has represented the 15th district since 1975.

Delaware Senate 15th district general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Cook (incumbent) 7,283 56.00%
Republican David Burris 5,584 42.94%
Constitution Rick Schroeter 138 1.06%
Total votes 13,005 100%
Democratic hold

District 19

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Incumbent Democrat and President pro tempore Thurman Adams Jr. has represented the 19th district since 1973.

Delaware Senate 19th district general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thurman Adams Jr. (incumbent) 9,808 100%
Total votes 9,808 100%
Democratic hold

District 20

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

Delaware Senate 20th district Republican primary election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Hocker 2,538 77.88%
Republican Thomas McCabe 721 22.12%
Total votes 3,259 100%

General election

Delaware Senate 20th district general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Bunting (incumbent) 12,635 56.08%
Republican Gerald Hocker 9,896 43.92%
Total votes 22,531 100%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Delaware Senate elections, 2000". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "State of Delaware Primary Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. September 15, 2000. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. November 22, 2000. Retrieved February 18, 2024.