2014 Delaware Senate election should not be confused with 2014 United States Senate election in Delaware.
| Election Name: | 2014 Delaware Senate election |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 Delaware Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Delaware Senate election |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Seats For Election: | 10 of the 21 seats in the Delaware Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 11 |
| Turnout: | 36% |
| Image1: | 3x4.svg |
| Colour1: | 3333ff |
| Party1: | Democratic |
| Leader Since1: | January 8, 2013 |
| Leaders Seat1: | 7th – Elsmere |
| Last Election1: | 13 |
| Seats Before1: | 13 |
| Seats1: | 5 |
| Seats After1: | 12 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 51,675 |
| Percentage1: | 49.39% |
| Party2: | Republican |
| Colour2: | ff3333 |
| Leader Since2: | January 8, 2009 |
| Leaders Seat2: | 18th – Milford |
| Last Election2: | 8 |
| Seats Before2: | 8 |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seats After2: | 9 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 50,711 |
| Percentage2: | 48.47% |
| Map Size: | 130px |
| President pro tempore | |
| Before Election: | Patti Blevins |
| Before Party: | Delaware Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Patti Blevins |
| After Party: | Delaware Democratic Party |
The 2014 Delaware Senate election was held on November 4, 2014 to elect 10 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 9, 2014.[1]
Delaware Republicans needed to have a net gain of 3 seats to flip the chamber from the Democrats, however, they gained only 1 seat (winning 9 seats compared to 12 seats for the Democrats).
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Margaret Rose Henry | Dem | Margaret Rose Henry | Dem | |||
| 3 | Robert Marshall | Dem | Robert Marshall | Dem | |||
| 4 | Gregory Lavelle | Rep | Gregory Lavelle | Rep | |||
| 6 | Ernesto Lopez | Rep | Ernesto Lopez | Rep | |||
| 10 | Bethany Hall-Long | Dem | Bethany Hall-Long | Dem | |||
| 11 | Bryan Townsend | Dem | Bryan Townsend | Dem | |||
| 16 | Colin Bonini | Rep | Colin Bonini | Rep | |||
| 17 | Brian Bushweller | Dem | Brian Bushweller | Dem | |||
| 18 | Gary Simpson | Rep | Gary Simpson | Rep | |||
| 21 | Robert Venables Sr. | Dem | Bryant Richardson | Rep | |||
| Party | Candi- dates | Votes | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | +/– ! | % | ||||
| Democratic | 9 | 51,675 | 49.39% | 12 | 1 | 57.14% | ||
| 8 | 50,711 | 48.47% | 9 | 1 | 42.86% | |||
| 1 | 2,135 | 2.04% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| 1 | 113 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| Total | 19 | 104,634 | 100% | 21 | 100% | |||
Incumbent Democrat Majority Leader Margaret Rose Henry has represented the 2nd district since 1994.
Incumbent Democrat Robert Marshall has represented the 3rd district since 1979.
Incumbent Republican Gregory Lavelle has represented the 4th district since 2013.
Incumbent Republican Ernesto Lopez has represented the 6th district since 2013.
Incumbent Democrat Bethany Hall-Long has represented the 10th district since 2009.
Incumbent Democrat Bryan Townsend has represented the 11th district since 2013.
Incumbent Republican Colin Bonini has represented the 16th district since 1995.
Incumbent Democrat Brian Bushweller has represented the 17th district since 2009.
Incumbent Republican Minority Leader Gary Simpson has represented the 18th district since 1999.
Incumbent Democrat Robert Venables Sr. has represented the 21st district since 1989. He lost re-election to Republican Bryant Richardson.