David Wilson

Republican Party

Delaware State Senate District 18

Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

7

Predecessor:Gary Simpson (R)

Prior offices:

Delaware House of Representatives District 35

Years in office: 2008 - 2018

Successor:Jesse Vanderwende (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$50,678/year

Per diem

No per diem is paid.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Personal

Profession

Auctioneer/Farmer

Contact

Official website

Campaign Facebook

David Wilson (Republican Party) is a member of theDelaware State Senate, representingDistrict 18. He assumed office on November 7, 2018. His current term ends on November 7, 2028.

Wilson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theDelaware State Senate to representDistrict 18. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Wilson has worked as an auctioneer and farmer.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Wilson was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Agriculture Committee
• Joint Committee on Capital Improvement
• Capital Improvement Committee
• Health & Social Services Committee
• Senate Veterans Affairs Committee

2023-2024

Wilson was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Agriculture Committee
• Capital Improvement Committee
• Corrections and Public Safety Committee
• Health & Social Services Committee
• Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
• Joint Committee on Capital Improvement

2021-2022

Wilson was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Agriculture Committee
• Capital Improvement Committee
• Environment, Energy, and Transportation Committee
• Health & Social Services Committee
• Transportation Committee (Decommissioned)
• Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
• Joint Committee on Capital Improvement

2019-2020

Wilson was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Agriculture Committee
• Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
• Senate Energy Committee
• Environmental and Natural Resources Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Wilson served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Wilson served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Wilson served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Wilson served on these committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Delaware State Senate District 18

IncumbentDavid Wilson won election in the general election for Delaware State Senate District 18 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Wilson (R)	100.0	18,563

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Delaware State Senate District 18

IncumbentDavid Wilson defeatedRobert Reed in the Republican primary for Delaware State Senate District 18 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Wilson	75.7	3,383
	Submit photo	Robert Reed	24.3	1,084

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,467
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Endorsements

2022

See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Delaware State Senate District 18

IncumbentDavid Wilson defeatedBilly DeVary in the general election for Delaware State Senate District 18 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Wilson (R)	70.0	10,867
		Billy DeVary (D)	30.0	4,665

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,532
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Billy DeVary advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 18.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentDavid Wilson advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware State Senate District 18.

2018

See also:Delaware State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Delaware State Senate District 18

David Wilson defeatedJames Purcell in the general election for Delaware State Senate District 18 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Wilson (R)	65.2	10,816
	Submit photo	James Purcell (D)	34.8	5,783

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,599 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 18

James Purcell advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 18 on September 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	James Purcell

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Delaware State Senate District 18

David Wilson advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware State Senate District 18 on September 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		David Wilson

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2016

See also:Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theDelaware House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was July 12, 2016.

IncumbentDavid Wilson defeatedGary M. Wolfe in the Delaware House of Representatives District 35 general election.^[1][2]

Delaware House of Representatives, District 35 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David WilsonIncumbent	72.91%	6,553
	Democratic	Gary M. Wolfe	27.09%	2,435
Total Votes				8,988
Source:Delaware Department of Elections

IncumbentDavid Wilson defeatedRobert Mitchell in the Delaware House of Representatives District 35 Republican primary.^[3][4][1]

Delaware House of Representatives, District 35 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David WilsonIncumbent	69.21%	1,252
	Republican	Robert Mitchell	30.79%	557
Total Votes				1,809

2014

See also:Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theDelaware House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 8, 2014. IncumbentDavid L. Wilson was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.^[5][6][7]

2012

See also:Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2012

Wilson ran in the2012 election forDelaware House of Representatives District 35. Wilson ran unopposed in the Republican primary on September 11, 2012 and defeatedRonnie L. Fitzgerald, Jr. in the general election on November 6, 2012.^[8]

Delaware House of Representatives, District 35, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David WilsonIncumbent	92.6%	5,836
	Libertarian	Ronnie Fitzgerald	7.4%	467
Total Votes				6,303

2010

See also:Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2010

Wilson won re-election to the 35th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. Wilson defeatedJames J. Westhoff (D) in theNovember 2, 2010, general election.^[9]

Delaware House of Representatives, District 35 2010 General election results
Candidates		Votes	Percent
David Wilson (R)		4,719	70.3%
James J. Westhoff (D)		1,995	29.7%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Wilson won election to theDelaware House of Representatives from Delaware's 35th District, defeating L. Aaron Chaffinch (D). Wilson received 5,174 votes in the election while Chaffinch received 3,311 votes.^[10] Wilson raised $38,411 for his campaign; Chaffinch raised $38,828.^[11]

Delaware House of Representatives, District 35
Candidates		Votes	Percent
David Wilson (R)		5,174	61.0%
L. Aaron Chaffinch (D)		3,311	39.0%

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

David Wilson did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Personal

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Wilson is a member of the American Haflinger Association, Delaware State Fair Board of Directors, Greater Lincoln Civic Association, National Rifle Association, and Sons of the American Revolution.^[12]

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