Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...
's 11th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the
Delaware Senate
The Delaware State 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 Senators, each of whom is elected to a four-year term, except when reapportionment occur ...
. It has been represented by
Democrat Bryan Townsend since 2012, following his defeat of incumbent
Anthony DeLuca in the Democratic primary.
Geography
District 11 covers communities immediately to the east of
Newark in
New Castle County, including
Brookside,
Christiana, Woodshade, Taylortown, and some of
Bear
Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family (biology), family Ursidae (). They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats ...
.
Like all districts in the state, the 11th Senate district is located entirely within
Delaware's at-large congressional district. It overlaps with the 5th, 18th, 24th, and 26th districts of the
Delaware House of Representatives
The Delaware State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Delaware General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is composed of 41 Representatives from an equal number of constituencies, each of whom is ...
.
Recent election results
Delaware Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. Under normal circumstances, the 11th district holds elections in midterm years, except immediately after redistricting, when all seats are up for election regardless of the usual cycle.
2024
2022
2018
2014
2012
Federal and statewide results
References
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New Castle County, Delaware