Delaware State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Delaware Senate District 17
A district of about 35,000 people, 42% Black, 29% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+32.3 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Trey Paradee (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.
Democratic
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
18 races since 1968; the seat changed party 2 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Trey Paradee (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2022 | Trey Paradee (D) | Ed Ruyter (R) | 28.8 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2018 | Trey Paradee (D) | Justin King (R) | 28.5 |
| 2014 | Brian J. Bushweller (D) | K. Warfield (R) | 19.9 |
| 2012 | Brian J. Bushweller (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Brian J. Bushweller (D)Flip | James L. Hutchison (R) | 12.9 |
| 2004 | John C. Still III (R) | Brian J. Bushweller (D) | 3.3 |
| 2002 | John C. Still III (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | John C. Still III (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | John C. Still III (R) | Lorilee Harrison (D) | 33.8 |
| 1992 | John C. Still III (R) | R. Jefferson Reed (D) | 42.2 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | John C. Still III (R)Flip | Jacob Zimmerman (D) | 2.6 |
| 1984 | Jacob Zimmerman (D) | Michael Harrington (R) | 4.1 |
| 1982 | Jacob Zimmerman (D) | Emily G. Morris (R) | 6.0 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Jacob Zimmerman (D) | George Bundek (R) | 9.1 |
| 1974 | Jacob Zimmerman (D) | Linwood R. Miller (R) | 12.2 |
| 1972 | Jacob Zimmerman (D) | William J. Storey (R) | 19.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Frank R. Grier (R) | Harry S. Smith (D) | 10.9 |
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 17
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 17's area in each.
- U.S. House
- DE-AL 100%
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 | |
|---|---|
| President | D+31.8 |
| U.S. Senate | D+34.9 |
| Governor | D+29.7 |
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 17.
Lower than 65% of seats.
Lower than 55% of seats.
Lower than 70% of seats.
Higher than 90% of seats.
Lower than 60% of seats.
Denser than 55% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 1229% Black · 37% college gradsD+27.1Held DDistrict 13
43% Black · 26% college gradsD+49.3Held DDistrict 14
26% Black · 27% college gradsD+12.2Held DDistrict 10
25% Black · 50% college gradsD+21.1Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 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