The 2020 Delaware Senate election was held on November 3, 2020, concurrently with
the elections for the
Delaware House of Representatives, to elect members to the
Delaware General Assembly. 11 of the 21 seats in the
Delaware Senate were up for election.
Primary elections were held on September 16, 2020.
Democrats increased their majority in the Senate by gaining two seats, winning 14 seats compared to 7 seats for the Republicans.
Retirements
Democrats
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District 1:
Harris McDowell III retired.
Incumbents defeated
In primary elections
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District 13: Democrat
David McBride
David B. McBride (born June 23, 1942) is an American politician who served in the Delaware General Assembly for forty-two years. After serving one term in the Delaware House of Representatives from the 15th district, he was elected to the Delawa ...
lost renomination to
Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney is a social worker and member of the Delaware Senate from New Castle County, Delaware. A newcomer to politics, in September 2020 she defeated incumbent State Senate President Pro Tempore David McBride in the Democratic primary ...
, who went on to win the general election.
In the general election
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District 5: Republican
Catherine Cloutier
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. Cloutier served in the Delaware House of Repres ...
was defeated by Democrat
Kyle Evans Gay
Kyle Evans Gay is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Delaware Senate representing District 5.
Biography
Gay was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and grew up in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, graduating from Unionville Hig ...
.
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District 7: Republican
Anthony Delcollo
Anthony Delcollo (born 1985) is an American politician. He is a former Republican member of the Delaware Senate representing District 7.
Early life and education
Delcollo was born in Marshallton Heights in 1985 to Daniel and Barbara Delcollo. ...
was defeated by Democrat
Spiros Mantzavinos
Spiros Mantzavinos is an American politician. He is a Democratic member of the Delaware Senate representing District 7 District 7 could refer to:
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.
Predictions
Results summary
Statewide
District
Results of the 2020 Delaware State Senate election by district:
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
# gain
# gain
Detailed results by State Senate District
District 1
District 5
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 19
District 20
References
External links
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* (State affiliate of the U.S.
League of Women Voters
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senate
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2020
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