| State: | Delaware |
| District: | 9 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Jack Walsh |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Newport |
| Democratic: | 49.2 |
| Republican: | 23.3 |
| Npp: | 27.5 |
| Percent White: | 63 |
| Percent Black: | 15 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 15 |
| Percent Asian: | 5 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1 |
| Population: | 41,895[1] |
| Population Year: | 2018 |
| Registered: | 29,305[2] |
Delaware's 9th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Delaware Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jack Walsh since 2016, succeeding fellow Democrat Karen Peterson.[3]
District 9 covers the areas between Newark and Wilmington in New Castle County, including parts of Pike Creek, Pike Creek Valley, Newport, Stanton, and far eastern Newark proper.[4] [5]
Like all districts in the state, the 9th Senate district is located entirely within Delaware's at-large congressional district. It overlaps with the 17th, 18th, 19th, 21st, and 24th districts of the Delaware House of Representatives.[6]
Delaware Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. Under normal circumstances, the 9th district holds elections in presidential years, except immediately after redistricting, when all seats are up for election regardless of usual cycle.
| Year | Office | Results[7] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 63.6 – 34.5% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 57.4 – 37.0% |
| 2014 | Senate | Coons 60.1 – 37.3% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 64.6 – 33.9% |
| Senate | Carper 72.5 – 24.0% | |
| Governor | Markell 75.1 – 22.9% |