Catherine Cloutier Explained

Catherine Cloutier^[1]
State Senate:	Delaware
State:	Delaware
District:	5th
Term Start:	January 9, 2001
Term End:	January 12, 2021
Predecessor:	Myrna Bair
State House3:	Delaware
State3:	Delaware
District3:	11th
Term Start3:	January 12, 1999
Term End3:	January 9, 2001
Predecessor3:	Philip Cloutier
Successor3:	Gregory Lavelle
Birth Date:	25 July 1950
Birth Place:	Springfield, Massachusetts
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican
Spouse:	Philip Cloutier (died 1998)
Residence:	Heatherbrook, Brandywine Hundred, Delaware

Catherine A. Labonte Cloutier (born July 25, 1950) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Delaware Senate from January 9, 2001, to January 12, 2021, representing District 5.^[2] Cloutier served in the Delaware House of Representatives from 1999 to 2001, after taking over the seat when her husband, former Lieutenant Governor of Delaware candidate Philip D. Cloutier, died in office in 1998. Senator Cloutier served as the minority whip in the 150th General Assembly.^[3]

Elections

• In 1998, Cloutier was unopposed for the House District 11 Republican primary and won the general election with 4,584 votes (72.9%) against Democratic nominee Michael Paul.^[4]
• In 2000, Cloutier won the Republican primary for Senate District 5 with 1,529 votes (68.6%),^[5] and won the general election with 8,099 votes (52.2%) against Democratic nominee William McGlinchey.^[6]
• In 2002, Cloutier was unopposed for both the Republican primary and the general election, winning with 9,446 votes.^[7]
• In 2006, Cloutier was unopposed for the Republican primary and won the general election with 6,945 votes (52.6%) against Democratic nominee Patricia Morrison.^[8]
• In 2010, Cloutier was unopposed in the Republican primary and won the general election with 7,814 votes (54.9%) against Democratic nominee Christopher Counihan. Cloutier also qualified and received votes as the Working Families Party candidate.^[9]
• In 2012, Cloutier and Counihan were both unopposed for their primaries, setting up a rematch of their 2010 race. Cloutier won the general election with 12,912 votes (56.2%) over Counihan.^[10]
• In 2016, Cloutier was unopposed for the Republican primary and won the general election with 13,407 votes (59.5%) against Democratic nominee Denise Bowers.^[11]
• In 2020, Cloutier was defeated by Democratic nominee Kyle Evans Gay.^{[12] [13]}

External links

• Official page at the Delaware General Assembly
• Campaign site

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Senator Catherine Cloutier. Delaware General Assembly. Dover, Delaware. November 13, 2013.
2. Web site: Catherine Cloutier's Biography . . November 13, 2013.
3. Web site: Senator Catherine Cloutier (R) - Delaware General Assembly. legis.delaware.gov. 2019-02-15.
4. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 3, 1998 . Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 13, 2013.
5. Web site: State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results . September 9, 2000 . Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 13, 2013.
6. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 7, 2000 . Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 13, 2013.
7. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 5, 2002 . Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 13, 2013.
8. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 7, 2006 . Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 13, 2013.
9. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 2, 2010 . Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 13, 2013.
10. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results. November 6, 2012. Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner. January 2, 2019.
11. Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results. November 8, 2016. Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner. January 2, 2019.
12. News: Battaglia . Roman . Democrats secure supermajority in state Senate with two flips . 5 November 2020 . www.delawarepublic.org . en.
13. News: Democrats win two Delaware State Senate seats . 5 November 2020 . Delaware State News . 4 November 2020.