Delaware State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Delaware Senate District 11

A district of about 49,000 people, 29% Black, 38% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+40.1 relative to the nation for president.

2024 election

Nov 5, 2024
  1. Bryan Townsend (D) · won100.0%

Unopposed.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET

Where it sits among all 21 seats

Every Delaware State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+40.15th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican11th seat · the majority lineDistrict 11

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every election for this seat

19 races since 1968; the seat changed party 4 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2022
2024Bryan Townsend (D)—Unopposed
2022Bryan Townsend (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2012
2018Bryan Townsend (D)Daniel Kapitanic (R)51.5
2014Bryan Townsend (D)—Unopposed
2012Bryan Townsend (D)Evan Queitsch (R)56.7
Lines first used in 2002
2008Anthony J. Deluca (D)—Unopposed
2004Anthony J. Deluca (D)—Unopposed
2002Anthony J. Deluca (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1992
1998Anthony J. Deluca (D)FlipDonna Reed (R)3.8
1994Donna Reed (R)FlipAnthony J. Deluca (D)4.1
1992Roger Martin (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1982
1988Roger Martin (D)Linda Forshey (R)2.7
1984Roger Martin (D)Linda Forshey (R)10.7
1982Roger Martin (D)Anthony Cortilesso (R)26.4
Lines first used in 1972
1980Angelo Citro (R)FlipAnthony J. Cicione (D)1.2
1976Anthony J. Cicione (D)FlipJohn A. Dillman (R)30.7
1972Anthony J. Cicione (R)John M. Dougherty Sr. (D)19.6
Lines first used in 1962
1970Calvin R. McCullough (D)Daniel T. Pennell Jr. (R)16.9
1968Calvin R. McCullough (D)Daniel T. Pennell Jr. (R)17.8

Primaries: 2014 Democratic primary

Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Districts that overlap District 11

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 11's area in each.

U.S. House
DE-AL 100%
Delaware House of Representatives
HD-26 35%, HD-25 35%, HD-24 14%, HD-27 10%

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2024
PresidentD+38.0
U.S. SenateD+41.9
GovernorD+37.0

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 21 seats. Small marks are other seats in Delaware. The black marker is District 11.

Adults with a bachelor's degree38% 65th pct · 8th of 21 in DE

Higher than 65% of seats.

White adults without a degree28% 15th pct · 18th of 21 in DE

Lower than 85% of seats.

Hispanic residents17% 85th pct · 4th of 21 in DE

Higher than 85% of seats.

Black residents29% 75th pct · 6th of 21 in DE

Higher than 75% of seats.

Asian residents11% 95th pct · 2nd of 21 in DE

Higher than 95% of seats.

People per square mile2,405 80th pct · 5th of 21 in DE

Denser than 80% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET