2008 Delaware Senate election ← 2006 November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04 ) 2010 →
Delaware Senate Results: Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican hold No election
The2008 Delaware Senate election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect 10 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, 2008.[ 1]
Party Candi- Votes Seats No. % No. +/– % Democratic 10 110,909 65.11% 16 76.19% Republican 6 59,428 34.89% 5 23.81% Total 16 170,337 100% 21 100%
Popular vote Democratic
65.11% Republican
34.89%
Senate seats Democratic
76.19% Republican
23.81%
Source Ranking As of Stateline[ 2] Safe D October 15, 2008
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Incumbent Democrat Majority LeaderMargaret Rose Henry has represented the 2nd district since 1994.
Incumbent DemocratRobert Marshall has represented the 3rd district since 1979.
Incumbent Republican Minority LeaderCharlie Copeland has represented the 4th district since 2003. Copeland retired to run forLieutenant Governor . DemocratMichael Katz won the open seat.Democratic primary
Delaware Senate 4th district Democratic primary election, 2008 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Michael Katz 2,428 63.00% Democratic Dee Durham 1,426 37.00% Total votes 3,854 100%
Republican primary
Delaware Senate 4th district Republican primary election, 2008 Party Candidate Votes % Republican John Clatworthy 1,822 47.77% Republican Michael Fleming 1,366 35.82% Republican Richard Abbott 626 16.41% Total votes 3,814 100%
General election
Incumbent RepublicanLiane Sorenson has represented the 6th district since 1995.Democratic primary
Delaware Senate 6th district Democratic primary election, 2008 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic John Mackenzie 1,347 51.24% Democratic Michael Terranova 1,282 48.76% Total votes 2,629 100%
General election
Incumbent RepublicanSteven Amick has represented the 10th district since 1995. Amick didn't seek re-election and DemocratBethany Hall-Long won the open seat.Republican primary
Delaware Senate 10th district Republican primary election, 2008 Party Candidate Votes % Republican James Weldin 802 65.74% Republican Andrea Daley 418 34.26% Total votes 1,220 100%
General election
Incumbent DemocratTony DeLuca has represented the 11th district since 1999.
Incumbent RepublicanColin Bonini has represented the 16th district since 1995.
Incumbent Republican John Still III has represented the 17th district since 1988. Still didn't seek re-election and DemocratBrian Bushweller won the open seat.
Incumbent RepublicanGary Simpson has represented the 18th district since 1999.
Incumbent DemocratRobert Venables Sr. has represented the 21st district since 1989.
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