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 7th 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 Spiros Mantzavinos since
2020
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, following his defeat of incumbent
Republican Anthony Delcollo.
Geography
District 7 covers the immediate western suburbs of
Wilmington in
New Castle County, including
Elsmere,
Newport, Westminster, Anglesey, and other unincorporated areas.
Like all districts in the state, the 7th Senate district is located entirely within
Delaware's at-large congressional district. It overlaps with the 4th, 13th, 19th, and 21st 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 7th district holds elections in presidential years, except immediately after redistricting, when all seats are up for election regardless of usual cycle.
2020
2016
2012
Federal and statewide results
References
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New Castle County, Delaware