Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

's 21st Senate district is one of 21 districts in the

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. It has been represented by

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Bryant Richardson Bryant Richardson is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Delaware Senate The Delaware Senate is the upper house of the Delaware General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is composed of 21 ...

since his 2014 defeat of

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Robert Venables Sr. It is the most Republican-leaning district in the Senate.

Geography

District 21 is based in the southwestern corner of Sussex County, including the communities of Seaford,

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, Delmar,

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, Gumboro, and Reliance. Like all districts in the state, the 21st Senate district is located entirely within Delaware's at-large congressional district. It overlaps with the 35th, 39th, 40th, and 41st districts of the

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. It borders the state of

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Recent election results

Delaware Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. Under normal circumstances, the 21st district holds elections in midterm years, except immediately after redistricting, when all seats are up for election regardless of usual cycle.

Geography

Recent election results

2018

2014

2012

Federal and statewide results in District 21

References