David Lee Wilson (born January 8, 1950) is an American politician and a

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member of the

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, where he has represented the 18th district since 2019. He was previously a member of the

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from 2008 to 2018.

Electoral history

*In 2008, Wilson ran for the seat vacated by retiring Republican J. Benjamin Ewing, and won the general election with 5,174 votes (61%) against Democratic nominee L. Aaron Chaffinch. *In 2010, Wilson won the general election with 4,719 votes (70.3%) against Democratic nominee James Westhoff. *In 2012, Wilson won the general election with 5,836 votes (92.6%) against Libertarian candidate Ronnie Fitzgerald. *In 2014, Wilson was unopposed in the general election, winning 4,155 votes. *In 2016, Wilson won the Republican primary with 1,252 votes (69.2%) against Robert Mitchel. He went on to win the general election with 6,553 (72.9%) against Democratic nominee Gary Wolfe. *In 2018, Wilson ran for an open seat in the Delaware Senate, and won the general election with 10,816 (65.2%) against Democratic nominee James Purcell.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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Campaign site
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