2000 Delaware Senate election

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11 of the 21 seats in theDelaware Senate 11 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Thomas Sharp Steven Amick Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 9th -Wilmington 10th -Newark Last election 13 8 Seats won 9 2 Seats after 13 8 Seat change Popular vote 111,070 50,974 Percentage 68.48% 31.43%
Results:      Democratic hold     Republican hold      No election
President pro tempore before election Thomas Sharp Democratic ElectedPresident pro tempore Thomas Sharp Democratic

The2000 Delaware Senate election was held on November 7, 2000, to elect 11 of the 21 members toDelaware'sSenate. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including forU.S. President,U.S. Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,Governor,Lieutenant Governor, andstate house. Theprimary election was held on September 9, 2000.^[1]

Party		Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Democratic	11	111,070	68.48%	13		61.90%
	Republican	7	50,974	31.43%	8		38.10%
	Constitution	1	138	0.09%	0		0.00%
Total		19	162,182	100%	21		100%

Results of the 2000 Delaware Senate election by district:^[2][3]

Incumbent DemocratHarris McDowell III has represented the 1st district since 1977.

Incumbent Republican Myrna Bair has represented the 5th district and its predecessors since 1981. Bair didn't seek re-election and fellow RepublicanCatherine Cloutier won the open seat.Republican primary

General election

Incumbent DemocratPatti Blevins has represented the 7th district since 1991.

Incumbent DemocratDavid Sokola has represented the 8th district since 1991.

Incumbent Democrat and President pro temporeThomas Sharp has represented the 9th district since 1975.

Incumbent RepublicanDorinda Connor has represented the 12th district since 1997.

Incumbent DemocratDavid McBride has represented the 13th district since 1979.

Incumbent DemocratJames Vaughn has represented the 14th district since 1980.

Incumbent Democrat Nancy Cook has represented the 15th district since 1975.

Incumbent Democrat and President pro temporeThurman Adams Jr. has represented the 19th district since 1973.

Incumbent Democrat George Bunting has represented the 20th district since 1997.Republican primary

General election

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