2004 Delaware Senate election

2004 Delaware Senate election

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10 of the 21 seats in the Delaware Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Thurman Adams Jr. John Still III
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 2003 January 2003
Leader's seat 19th - Bridgeville 17th - Dover
Last election 13 8
Seats before 13 8
Seats won 4 6
Seats after 13 8
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 71,101 77,609
Percentage 47.74% 52.11%

Results:
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election

President pro tempore before election

Thurman Adams Jr.
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

Thurman Adams Jr.
Democratic

The 2004 Delaware Senate election was held on November 2, 2004, to elect 10 of the 21 members to Delaware's Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including for U.S. President, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and state house. The primary election was held on September 11, 2004.[1]

Results summary

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District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
2 Margaret Rose Henry Dem Margaret Rose Henry Dem
3 Robert Marshall Dem Robert Marshall Dem
4 Charlie Copeland Rep Charlie Copeland Rep
6 Liane Sorenson Rep Liane Sorenson Rep
10 Steven Amick Rep Steven Amick Rep
11 Tony DeLuca Dem Tony DeLuca Dem
16 Colin Bonini Rep Colin Bonini Rep
17 John Still III Rep John Still III Rep
18 Gary Simpson Rep Gary Simpson Rep
21 Robert Venables Sr. Dem Robert Venables Sr. Dem
Party Candi-
dates
Votes Seats
No. % No. +/– %
Democratic 8 71,101 47.74% 16 Steady 61.90%
Republican 7 77,609 52.11% 5 Steady 38.10%
Independent 1 214 0.14% 0 Steady 0.00%
Total 16 148,924 100% 21 Steady 100%
Popular vote
Republican
52.11%
Democratic
47.74%
Independent
0.14%
Senate seats
Democratic
61.90%
Republican
38.10%

Detailed results

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District 2

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Incumbent Democrat Majority Leader Margaret Rose Henry has represented the 2nd district since 1994.

Delaware Senate 2nd district general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Margaret Rose Henry (incumbent) 10,398 100%
Total votes 10,398 100%
Democratic hold

District 3

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Incumbent Democrat Robert Marshall has represented the 3rd district since 1979.

Delaware Senate 3rd district general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Marshall (incumbent) 9,343 100%
Total votes 9,343 100%
Democratic hold

District 4

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Incumbent Republican Charlie Copeland has represented the 4th district since 2003.

Delaware Senate 4th district general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charlie Copeland (incumbent) 16,289 100%
Total votes 16,289 100%
Republican hold

District 6

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Incumbent Republican Liane Sorenson has represented the 6th district since 1995.

Delaware Senate 6th district general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Liane Sorenson (incumbent) 9,972 100%
Total votes 9,972 100%
Republican hold

District 10

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Incumbent Republican Steven Amick has represented the 10th district since 1995.

Delaware Senate 10th district general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steven Amick (incumbent) 10,775 55.11%
Democratic Julia Dugan 8,777 44.89%
Total votes 19,552 100%
Republican hold

District 11

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Incumbent Democrat Tony DeLuca has represented the 11th district since 1999.

Delaware Senate 11th district general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony DeLuca (incumbent) 12,010 100%
Total votes 12,010 100%
Democratic hold

District 16

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Incumbent Republican Colin Bonini has represented the 16th district since 1995.

Delaware Senate 16th district general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Colin Bonini (incumbent) 11,570 69.28%
Democratic James Testerman 5,131 30.72%
Total votes 16,701 100%
Republican hold

District 17

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Incumbent Republican Minority Leader John Still III has represented the 17th district since 1988.

Delaware Senate 17th district general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Still III (incumbent) 8,290 51.01%
Democratic Brian Bushweller 7,749 47.68%
Independent Party Karen Hartley-Nagle 214 1.32%
Total votes 16,253 100%
Republican hold

District 18

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Incumbent Republican Gary Simpson has represented the 18th district since 1999.

Delaware Senate 18th district general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gary Simpson (incumbent) 14,392 63.29%
Democratic F. Thomas Savage 8,349 36.71%
Total votes 22,741 100%
Republican hold

District 21

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Incumbent Democrat Robert Venables Sr. has represented the 21st district since 1989.

Delaware Senate 21st district general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Venables Sr. (incumbent) 9,344 59.65%
Republican Daniel Short 6,321 40.35%
Total votes 15,665 100%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Delaware Senate elections, 2004". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Department of Elections. November 2, 2004. Retrieved October 4, 2023.