2006 Delaware Senate election should not be confused with 2006 United States Senate election in Delaware.
| Election Name: | 2006 Delaware Senate election |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Delaware Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 Delaware Senate election |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Seats For Election: | 11 of the 21 seats in the Delaware Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 11 |
| Image1: | 3x4.svg |
| Leader1: | Thurman Adams Jr. |
| Party1: | Democratic |
| Colour1: | 3333ff |
| Leader Since1: | January 2003 |
| Leaders Seat1: | 19th - Bridgeville |
| Last Election1: | 13 |
| Seats Before1: | 13 |
| Seats1: | 9 |
| Seats After1: | 13 |
| Popular Vote1: | 82,908 |
| Percentage1: | 69.52% |
| Leader2: | John Still III |
| Party2: | Republican |
| Colour2: | ff3333 |
| Leader Since2: | January 2003 |
| Leaders Seat2: | 17th - Dover |
| Last Election2: | 8 |
| Seats Before2: | 8 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seats After2: | 8 |
| Popular Vote2: | 32,614 |
| Percentage2: | 27.35% |
| Map Size: | 130px |
| President pro tempore | |
| Before Election: | Thurman Adams Jr. |
| Before Party: | Democratic |
| After Election: | Thurman Adams Jr. |
| After Party: | Democratic |
The 2006 Delaware Senate election was held on November 7, 2006, to elect 11 of the 21 members to Delaware's Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and state house. The primary election was held on September 12, 2006.[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 | 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 | 10 | 82,908 | 69.52% | 13 | 61.90% | |||
| 6 | 32,614 | 27.35% | 8 | 38.10% | ||||
| 3 | 3,733 | 3.13% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| Total | 19 | 119,255 | 100% | 21 | 100% | |||
Results of the 2006 Delaware Senate election by district:[2] [3]
Incumbent Democrat Harris McDowell III has represented the 1st district since 1977.
Incumbent Republican Catherine Cloutier has represented the 5th district since 2001.
Incumbent Democrat Patti Blevins has represented the 7th district since 1991.
Incumbent Democrat David Sokola has represented the 8th district since 1991.
Incumbent Democrat Karen Peterson has represented the 9th district since 2003.
Incumbent Republican Dorinda Connor has represented the 12th district since 1997.
Incumbent Democrat David McBride has represented the 13th district since 1979.
Incumbent Democrat James Vaughn has represented the 14th district since 1980.
Incumbent Democrat Nancy Cook has represented the 15th district since 1975.
Incumbent Democrat and President pro tempore Thurman Adams Jr. has represented the 19th district since 1973.
Incumbent Democrat George Bunting has represented the 20th district since 1997.