2008 Delaware Senate election

none 2008 United States Senate election in Delaware September 2023 2008 Delaware Senate election Delaware legislative no 2006 Delaware Senate election 2006 2010 Delaware Senate election 2010 10 of the 21 seats in the Delaware Senate 11 2008 11 04 3x4.svg Thurman Adams Jr. Democratic 3333ff January 2003 19th - Bridgeville 13 13 7 16 3 110,909 65.11% 3x4.svg Charlie Copeland(retired) Republican ff3333 January 2007 4th - Brandywine 8 8 3 5 3 59,428 34.89% 2008 Delaware State Senate Election.svg 130px Results:#0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold #D3D3D3 No election President pro tempore Thurman Adams Jr. Delaware Democratic Party Tony DeLuca Delaware Democratic Party The 2008 Delaware Senate election was held on November 4, 2008, 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. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and state house. The primary election was held on September 9, 2008.https://ballotpedia.org/Delaware_State_Senate_elections,_2008 Delaware Senate elections, 2008 Ballotpedia June 21, 2023 Results summary DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty 2 Margaret Rose HenryDem Margaret Rose HenryDem 3 Robert MarshallDem Robert MarshallDem 4 Charlie CopelandRep Michael KatzDem 6 Liane SorensonRep Liane SorensonRep 10 Steven Amick Rep Bethany Hall-LongDem 11 Tony DeLucaDem Tony DeLucaDem 16 Colin BoniniRep Colin BoniniRep 17 John Still IIIRep Brian BushwellerDem 18 Gary SimpsonRep Gary SimpsonRep 21 Robert Venables Sr.Dem Robert Venables Sr.Dem Party Candi-dates Votes Seats No. % No. +/– % Democratic 10 110,909 65.11% 16 3 76.19% Republican 6 59,428 34.89% 5 3 23.81%Total 16 170,337 100% 21 100% Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 65.11 Republican Republican Party (United States) 34.89 Senate seats #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 76.19 Republican Republican Party (United States) 23.81 Predictions SourceRankingAs of StatelineJacobson Louis October 15, 2008 Legislative races tilting Dems' way in '08 http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=348037 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081106082124/http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=348037 November 6, 2008 August 1, 2024 Stateline | Safe D October 15, 2008 Detailed results https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect08/elect08_primary_election/html/election.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20081023030309/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect08/elect08_primary_election/html/election.shtml dead October 23, 2008 Primary Election (Official Results) State of Delaware Department of Elections October 2, 2008 June 21, 2023https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect08/elect08_general_election/html/elect08_gen_office.shtml https://archive.today/20120708022634/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect08/elect08_general_election/html/elect08_gen_office.shtml dead July 8, 2012 General Election (Official Results) State of Delaware Department of Elections November 15, 2008 June 21, 2023 District 2 Incumbent Democrat Majority Leader Margaret Rose Henry has represented the 2nd district since 1994. Delaware Senate 2nd district general election, 2008 Democratic Party (United States) Margaret Rose Henry (incumbent) 11,872 100% 11,872 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 3 Incumbent Democrat Robert Marshall has represented the 3rd district since 1979. Delaware Senate 3rd district general election, 2008 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Marshall (incumbent) 10,225 100% 10,225 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 4 Incumbent Republican Minority Leader Charlie Copeland has represented the 4th district since 2003. Copeland retired to run for Lieutenant Governor. Democrat Michael Katz won the open seat. Democratic primary Delaware Senate 4th district Democratic primary election, 2008 Democratic Party (United States) Michael Katz 2,428 63.00% Democratic Party (United States) Dee Durham 1,426 37.00% 3,854 100% Republican primary Delaware Senate 4th district Republican primary election, 2008 Republican Party (United States) John Clatworthy 1,822 47.77% Republican Party (United States) Michael Fleming 1,366 35.82% Republican Party (United States) Richard Abbott 626 16.41% 3,814 100% General election Delaware Senate 4th district general election, 2008 Democratic Party (United States) Michael Katz 11,296 50.65% Republican Party (United States) John Clatworthy 11,004 49.35% 22,300 100% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 6 Incumbent Republican Liane Sorenson has represented the 6th district since 1995. Democratic primary Delaware Senate 6th district Democratic primary election, 2008 Democratic Party (United States) John Mackenzie 1,347 51.24% Democratic Party (United States) Michael Terranova 1,282 48.76% 2,629 100% General election Delaware Senate 6th district general election, 2008 Republican Party (United States) Liane Sorenson (incumbent) 7,195 51.30% Democratic Party (United States) John Mackenzie 6,831 48.70% 14,026 100% Republican Party (United States) District 10 Incumbent Republican Steven Amick has represented the 10th district since 1995. Amick didn't seek re-election and Democrat Bethany Hall-Long won the open seat. Republican primary Delaware Senate 10th district Republican primary election, 2008 Republican Party (United States) James Weldin 802 65.74% Republican Party (United States) Andrea Daley 418 34.26% 1,220 100% General election Delaware Senate 10th district general election, 2008 Democratic Party (United States) Bethany Hall-Long 13,965 64.90% Republican Party (United States) James Weldin 7,554 35.10% 21,519 100% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 11 Incumbent Democrat Tony DeLuca has represented the 11th district since 1999. Delaware Senate 11th district general election, 2008 Democratic Party (United States) Tony DeLuca (incumbent) 13,318 100% 13,318 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 16 Incumbent Republican Colin Bonini has represented the 16th district since 1995. Delaware Senate 16th district general election, 2008 Republican Party (United States) Colin Bonini (incumbent) 11,156 56.39% Democratic Party (United States) Harold Stafford 8,629 43.61% 19,785 100% Republican Party (United States) District 17 Incumbent Republican John Still III has represented the 17th district since 1988. Still didn't seek re-election and Democrat Brian Bushweller won the open seat. Delaware Senate 17th district general election, 2008 Democratic Party (United States) Brian Bushweller 10,279 56.47% Republican Party (United States) James Hutchinson 7,923 43.53% 18,202 100% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 18 Incumbent Republican Gary Simpson has represented the 18th district since 1999. Delaware Senate 18th district general election, 2008 Republican Party (United States) Gary Simpson (incumbent) 14,596 55.11% Democratic Party (United States) Gary Downes 11,891 44.89% 26,487 100% Republican Party (United States) District 21 Incumbent Democrat Robert Venables Sr. has represented the 21st district since 1989. Delaware Senate 21st district general election, 2008 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Venables Sr. (incumbent) 12,603 100% 12,603 100% Democratic Party (United States) References Delaware Senate State Senate 2008