Delaware's 10th Senate district

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Delaware's 10th
State Senate district
Delaware Senate District 10 (2010).png
Senator
  Stephanie Hansen
D–Middletown
Registration46.9% Democratic
26.5% Republican
26.6% No party preference
Demographics67% White
15% Black
8% Hispanic
8% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)45,084[1]
Registered voters34,875[2]

Delaware's 10th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Delaware Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Stephanie Hansen since 2017, following an expensive and intensely-watched special election to replace fellow Democrat Bethany Hall-Long.[3]

Geography[]

District 10 is based in Middletown, also covering Mount Pleasant, Summit Bridge, western Glasgow, and the southernmost reaches of Newark.[4][5]

Like all districts in the state, the 10th Senate district is located entirely within Delaware's at-large congressional district. It overlaps with the 8th, 9th, 25th, and 27th districts of the Delaware House of Representatives.[6] It borders the state of Maryland.[1]

Recent election results[]

Delaware Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. Under normal circumstances, the 10th district holds elections in midterm years, except immediately after redistricting, when all seats are up for election regardless of usual cycle.

2018[]

2018 Delaware Senate election, District 10[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephanie Hansen (incumbent) 11,665 62.1
Republican Christine Metzing 7,129 37.9
Total votes 18,794 100
Democratic hold

2017 special[]

Following Bethany Hall-Long's election as Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in 2016, a special election was held in February 2017.

2017 Delaware Senate special election, District 10[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephanie Hansen 7,315 58.1
Republican John Marino 5,127 40.8
Libertarian Joseph Lanzendorfer 139 1.1
Total votes 12,581 100
Democratic hold

2014[]

2014 Delaware Senate election, District 10[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bethany Hall-Long (incumbent) 6,230 51.1
Republican John Marino 5,963 48.9
Total votes 12,193 100
Democratic hold

2012[]

2012 Delaware Senate election, District 10[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bethany Hall-Long (incumbent) 16,498 100
Total votes 16,498 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 10[]

Year Office Results[8]
2016 President Clinton 54.0 – 40.5%
2014 Senate Coons 56.1 – 41.9%
2012 President Obama 58.6 – 39.9%
Senate Carper 67.4 – 29.1%
Governor Markell 71.2 – 26.8%

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 10, DE". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "State of Delaware Elections Voter Registration Totals By Senatorial District". State of Delaware. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senator Stephanie L. Hansen (D)". Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Senate Districts". Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "State Senate District 10" (PDF). Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  6. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d "Delaware State Senate District 10". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
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