2002 Delaware Senate election

none 2002 United States Senate election in Delaware December 2023 December 2023 2002 Delaware Senate election Delaware legislative no 2000 Delaware Senate election 2000 2004 Delaware Senate election 2004 All 21 seats in the Delaware Senate 11 2002 11 05 Sen. Thomas Sharp Cordrey Building (cropped).jpg Thomas Sharp (retired) Democratic 3333ff 9th - Wilmington 13 13 4 13 71,101 47.74% 3x4.svg Steven Amick Republican ff3333 10th - Newark 8 8 6 8 77,609 52.11% 2002 Delaware State Senate Election.svg 130px Results:#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold President pro tempore Thomas Sharp Democratic Thurman Adams Jr. Democratic The 2002 Delaware Senate election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect all 21 of the 21 members to Delaware's Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and state house. The primary election was held on September 7, 2002.https://ballotpedia.org/Delaware_State_Senate_elections,_2002 Delaware Senate elections, 2002 Ballotpedia October 4, 2023 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The CookPolitical ReportJacobson Louis October 4, 2002 2002 State Legislature Ratings https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/cpr-archives/cook-political-report-october-4-2002 live The Cook Political Report 149–150 subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20200824000000/https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/cpr-archives/cook-political-report-october-4-2002 August 24, 2020 Harvard Dataverse Alt URL | Likely D October 4, 2002 Results summary DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty 1 Harris McDowell IIIDem Harris McDowell IIIDem 2 Margaret Rose HenryDem Margaret Rose HenryDem 3 Robert MarshallDem Robert MarshallDem 4 Dallas WinslowRep Charlie CopelandRep 5 Catherine CloutierRep Catherine CloutierRep 6 Liane SorensonRep Liane SorensonRep 7 Patti BlevinsDem Patti BlevinsDem 8 David SokolaDem David SokolaDem 9 Thomas SharpDem Karen PetersonDem 10 Steven Amick Rep Steven Amick Rep 11 Tony DeLucaDem Tony DeLucaDem 12 Dorinda ConnorRep Dorinda ConnorRep 13 David McBrideDem David McBrideDem 14 James VaughnDem James VaughnDem 15 Nancy W. CookDem Nancy W. CookDem 16 Colin BoniniRep Colin BoniniRep 17 John Still IIIRep John Still IIIRep 18 Gary SimpsonRep Gary SimpsonRep 19 Thurman Adams Jr.Dem Thurman Adams Jr.Dem 20 George BuntingDem George BuntingDem 21 Robert Venables Sr.Dem Robert Venables Sr.Dem Party Candi-dates Votes Seats No. % No. +/– % Democratic 8 71,101 47.74% 16 61.90% Republican 7 77,609 52.11% 5 38.10% Independent 1 214 0.14% 0 0.00%Total 16 148,924 100% 21 100% Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 52.11 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 47.74 Independent Independent Party of Delaware 0.14 Senate seats #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 61.90 Republican Republican Party (United States) 38.10 Detailed results https://elections.delaware.gov/elections/resultsarchive/elect02/elect02_primary/elect02_primary_office.shtml Primary Election (Official Results) State of Delaware Department of Elections September 10, 2002 February 18, 2024https://elections.delaware.gov/elections/resultsarchive/elect02/elect02_general/elect02_office.shtml General Election (Official Results) State of Delaware Department of Elections November 8, 2002 February 18, 2024 District 1 Incumbent Democrat Harris McDowell III has represented the 1st district since 1977. Democratic primary Delaware Senate 1st district Democratic primary election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Harris McDowell III (incumbent) 1,388 63.70% Democratic Party (United States) Thornton Carroll 791 36.30% 2,179 100% General election Delaware Senate 1st district general election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Harris McDowell III (incumbent) 7,646 64.12% Republican Party (United States) Lee Murphy 4,279 35.88% 11,925 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 2 Incumbent Democrat Margaret Rose Henry has represented the 2nd district since 1994. Democratic primary Delaware Senate 2nd district Democratic primary election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Margaret Rose Henry (incumbent) 1,908 71.68% Democratic Party (United States) Samuel Guy 754 28.32% 2,662 100% General election Delaware Senate 2nd district general election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Margaret Rose Henry (incumbent) 5,908 100% 5,908 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 3 Incumbent Democrat Robert Marshall has represented the 3rd district since 1979. Democratic primary Delaware Senate 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Marshall (incumbent) 1,359 76.01% Democratic Party (United States) Paul Falkowski 429 23.99% 1,788 100% General election Delaware Senate 3rd district general election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Marshall (incumbent) 4,548 74.98% Republican Party (United States) Michael Brown Sr. 1,518 25.02% 6,066 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 4 Incumbent Republican Dallas Winslow has represented the 4th district since 1999. Winslow lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Charlie Copeland, who went on to win the general election. Republican primary Delaware Senate 4th district Republican primary election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Charlie Copeland 2,151 62.77% Republican Party (United States) Dallas Winslow (incumbent) 1,276 37.23% 3,427 100% General election Delaware Senate 4th district general election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Charlie Copeland 11,592 72.35% Democratic Party (United States) Fred Boykin 4,431 27.65% 16,023 100% Republican Party (United States) District 5 Incumbent Republican Catherine Cloutier has represented the 5th district since 2001. Delaware Senate 5th district general election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Catherine Cloutier (incumbent) 9,446 100% 9,446 100% Republican Party (United States) District 6 Incumbent Republican Liane Sorenson has represented the 6th district since 1995. Delaware Senate 6th district general election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Liane Sorenson (incumbent) 5,611 54.95% Democratic Party (United States) Richard DiLiberto Jr. 4,600 45.05% 10,211 100% Republican Party (United States) District 7 Incumbent Democrat Patti Blevins has represented the 7th district since 1991. Delaware Senate 7th district general election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Patti Blevins (incumbent) 8,443 100% 8,443 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 8 Incumbent Democrat David Sokola has represented the 8th district since 1991. Delaware Senate 8th district general election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) David Sokola (incumbent) 6,411 51.10% Republican Party (United States) Michael Ramone 6,134 48.90% 12,545 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 9 Incumbent Democrat and President pro tempore Thomas Sharp has represented the 9th district since 1975. Sharp didn't seek re-election and fellow Democrat Karen Peterson won the open seat. Democratic primary Delaware Senate 9th district Democratic primary election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Karen Peterson 638 56.16% Democratic Party (United States) Timothy Sheldon 498 43.84% 1,136 100% Republican primary Delaware Senate 9th district Republican primary election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Kevin Wilkes 389 50.26% Republican Party (United States) Donald Mulrine Jr. 385 49.74% 774 100% General election Delaware Senate 9th district general election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Karen Peterson 5,783 58.41% Republican Party (United States) Kevin Wilkes 4,118 41.59% 9,901 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 10 Incumbent Republican and Minority Leader Steven Amick has represented the 10th district since 1995. Delaware Senate 10th district general election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Steven Amick (incumbent) 6,436 59.43% Democratic Party (United States) Julia Dugan 4,393 40.57% 10,829 100% Republican Party (United States) District 11 Incumbent Democrat Tony DeLuca has represented the 11th district since 1999. Delaware Senate 11th district general election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Tony DeLuca (incumbent) 6,253 100% 6,253 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 12 Incumbent Republican Dorinda Connor has represented the 12th district since 1997. Delaware Senate 12th district general election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Dorinda Connor (incumbent) 7,875 100% 7,875 100% Republican Party (United States) District 13 Incumbent Democrat David McBride has represented the 13th district since 1979. Delaware Senate 13th district general election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) David McBride (incumbent) 6,337 100% 6,337 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 14 Incumbent Democrat James Vaughn has represented the 14th district since 1980. Delaware Senate 14th district general election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) James Vaughn (incumbent) 6,611 59.05% Republican Party (United States) Mark Schaeffer 4,415 39.43% Libertarian Party (United States) Anita Cooper 170 1.52% 11,196 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 15 Incumbent Democrat Nancy Cook has represented the 15th district since 1975. Delaware Senate 15th district general election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Nancy Cook (incumbent) 6,862 100% 6,862 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 16 Incumbent Republican Colin Bonini has represented the 16th district since 1995. Democratic primary Delaware Senate 16th district Democratic primary election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Paul Davis 487 52.54% Democratic Party (United States) James Testerman 440 47.46% 927 100% General election Delaware Senate 16th district general election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Colin Bonini (incumbent) 7,324 66.52% Democratic Party (United States) Paul Davis 3,686 33.48% 11,010 100% Republican Party (United States) District 17 Incumbent Republican John Still III has represented the 17th district since 1988. Delaware Senate 17th district general election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) John Still III (incumbent) 7,608 100% 7,608 100% Republican Party (United States) District 18 Incumbent Republican Gary Simpson has represented the 18th district since 1999. Delaware Senate 18th district general election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Gary Simpson (incumbent) 8,875 57.37% Democratic Party (United States) John Burton Sr. 6,594 42.63% 15,469 100% Republican Party (United States) District 19 Incumbent Democrat Thurman Adams Jr. has represented the 19th district since 1973. Republican primary Delaware Senate 19th district Republican primary election, 2002 Republican Party (United States) Stell Selby 469 53.30% Republican Party (United States) Matthew Opaliski 411 46.70% 880 100% General election Delaware Senate 19th district general election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Thurman Adams Jr. (incumbent) 6,397 63.64% Republican Party (United States) Stell Selby 3,655 36.36% 10,052 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 20 Incumbent Democrat George Bunting has represented the 20th district since 1997. Delaware Senate 20th district general election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) George Bunting (incumbent) 9,046 59.45% Republican Party (United States) John Rieley 5,817 38.23% Independent Party of Delaware Albert Gargano Jr. 207 1.36% Green Party (United States) William Winkler Sr. 146 0.96% 15,216 100% Democratic Party (United States) District 21 Incumbent Democrat Robert Venables Sr. has represented the 21st district since 1989. Delaware Senate 21st district general election, 2002 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Venables Sr. (incumbent) 7,756 100% 7,756 100% Democratic Party (United States) References Delaware Senate State Senate 2002