2010 Delaware Senate election should not be confused with 2010 United States Senate special election in Delaware.
| Election Name: | 2010 Delaware Senate election |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Delaware Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Delaware Senate election |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Seats For Election: | 11 of the 21 seats in the Delaware Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 11 |
| Image1: | 3x4.svg |
| Leader1: | Tony DeLuca |
| Party1: | Democratic |
| Colour1: | 3333ff |
| Leader Since1: | January 8, 2009 |
| Leaders Seat1: | 11th - Brookside |
| Last Election1: | 16 |
| Seats Before1: | 15 |
| Seats1: | 7 |
| Seats After1: | 14 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 84,446 |
| Percentage1: | 60.09% |
| Party2: | Republican |
| Colour2: | ff3333 |
| Leader Since2: | January 8, 2009 |
| Leaders Seat2: | 18th - Milford |
| Last Election2: | 5 |
| Seats Before2: | 6 |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seats After2: | 7 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 55,933 |
| Percentage2: | 39.80% |
| Map Size: | 130px |
| President pro tempore | |
| Before Election: | Tony DeLuca |
| Before Party: | Delaware Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Tony DeLuca |
| After Party: | Delaware Democratic Party |
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 | |||
| Party | Candi- dates | Votes | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | +/– ! | % | ||||
| Democratic | 9 | 84,446 | 60.09% | 14 | 1 | 66.67% | ||
| 8 | 55,933 | 39.80% | 7 | 1 | 33.33% | |||
| 1 | 165 | 0.12% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| Total | 17 | 140,544 | 100% | 21 | 100% | |||
Results of the 2010 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 Majority Leader David McBride has represented the 13th district since 1979.
Incumbent Democrat Bruce Ennis has represented the 14th district since 2007.
Incumbent Democrat Nancy Cook has represented the 15th district since 1975. Cook lost re-election to Republican David Lawson.
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.
Incumbent Democrat George Bunting has represented the 20th district since 1997.