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2000 United States Senate election in Delaware
February 2024
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The 2000 Delaware Senate election was held on November 7, 2000, to elect 11 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, 2000.https://ballotpedia.org/Delaware_State_Senate_elections,_2000 Delaware Senate elections, 2000 Ballotpedia February 18, 2024
Results summary
DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty 1 Harris McDowell IIIDem Harris McDowell IIIDem 5 Myrna BairRep Catherine CloutierRep 7 Patti BlevinsDem Patti BlevinsDem 8 David SokolaDem David SokolaDem 9 Thomas SharpDem Thomas SharpDem 12 Dorinda ConnorRep Dorinda ConnorRep 13 David McBrideDem David McBrideDem 14 James VaughnDem James VaughnDem 15 Nancy CookDem Nancy CookDem 19 Thurman Adams Jr.Dem Thurman Adams Jr.Dem 20 George BuntingDem George BuntingDem
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%
Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 68.48
Republican Republican Party (United States) 31.43
Constitution Constitution Party (United States) 0.09
Senate seats #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 61.90
Republican Republican Party (United States) 38.10
Detailed results
Results of the 2000 Delaware Senate election by district:https://elections.delaware.gov/elections/resultsarchive/elect00/2000pofficial.txt State of Delaware Primary Election (Official Results) State of Delaware Department of Elections September 15, 2000 February 18, 2024https://elections.delaware.gov/elections/resultsarchive/elect00/2000genofficial.shtml State of Delaware General Election (Official Results) State of Delaware Department of Elections November 22, 2000 February 18, 2024
District 1
Incumbent Democrat Harris McDowell III has represented the 1st district since 1977.
Delaware Senate 1st district general election, 2000
Democratic Party (United States) Harris McDowell III (incumbent) 8,970 63.63%
Republican Party (United States) Lee Murphy 5,127 36.37%
14,097 100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 5
Incumbent Republican Myrna Bair has represented the 5th district and its predecessors since 1981. Bair didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Catherine Cloutier won the open seat.
Republican primary
Delaware Senate 5th district Republican primary election, 2000
Republican Party (United States) Catherine Cloutier 1,529 68.57%
Republican Party (United States) Michael Walsh II 701 31.43%
2,230 100%
General election
Delaware Senate 5th district general election, 2000
Republican Party (United States) Catherine Cloutier 8,099 52.16%
Democratic Party (United States) William McGlinchey 7,428 47.84%
15,527 100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 7
Incumbent Democrat Patti Blevins has represented the 7th district since 1991.
Delaware Senate 7th district general election, 2000
Democratic Party (United States) Patti Blevins (incumbent) 10,047 67.88%
Republican Party (United States) John Pasquale Jr. 4,755 32.12%
14,802 100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 8
Incumbent Democrat David Sokola has represented the 8th district since 1991.
Delaware Senate 8th district general election, 2000
Democratic Party (United States) David Sokola (incumbent) 9,873 56.01%
Republican Party (United States) Paul Welsh 7,755 43.99%
17,628 100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 9
Incumbent Democrat and President pro tempore Thomas Sharp has represented the 9th district since 1975.
Delaware Senate 9th district general election, 2000
Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Sharp (incumbent) 10,189 100%
10,189 100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 12
Incumbent Republican Dorinda Connor has represented the 12th district since 1997.
Delaware Senate 12th district general election, 2000
Republican Party (United States) Dorinda Connor (incumbent) 9,758 55.74%
Democratic Party (United States) William McMurray 7,748 44.26%
17,506 100%
Republican Party (United States)
District 13
Incumbent Democrat David McBride has represented the 13th district since 1979.
Delaware Senate 13th district general election, 2000
Democratic Party (United States) David McBride (incumbent) 11,190 100%
11,190 100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 14
Incumbent Democrat James Vaughn has represented the 14th district since 1980.
Delaware Senate 14th district general election, 2000
Democratic Party (United States) James Vaughn (incumbent) 15,899 100%
15,899 100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 15
Incumbent Democrat Nancy Cook has represented the 15th district since 1975.
Delaware Senate 15th district general election, 2000
Democratic Party (United States) Nancy Cook (incumbent) 7,283 56.00%
Republican Party (United States) David Burris 5,584 42.94%
Constitution Party (United States) Rick Schroeter 138 1.06%
13,005 100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 19
Incumbent Democrat and President pro tempore Thurman Adams Jr. has represented the 19th district since 1973.
Delaware Senate 19th district general election, 2000
Democratic Party (United States) Thurman Adams Jr. (incumbent) 9,808 100%
9,808 100%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 20
Incumbent Democrat George Bunting has represented the 20th district since 1997.
Republican primary
Delaware Senate 20th district Republican primary election, 2000
Republican Party (United States) Gerald Hocker 2,538 77.88%
Republican Party (United States) Thomas McCabe 721 22.12%
3,259 100%
General election
Delaware Senate 20th district general election, 2000
Democratic Party (United States) George Bunting (incumbent) 12,635 56.08%
Republican Party (United States) Gerald Hocker 9,896 43.92%
22,531 100%
Democratic Party (United States)
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