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Delaware › Delaware State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Delaware State Senate District 9
Jack Walsh has no major-party opponent.
Jack Walsh has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Jack Walsh
Incumbent state senator
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+26: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 40,870
- People per km²
- 790
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 31%
- White, no degree
- 42%of adults
- White 55%
- Hispanic 17%
- Black 16%
- Asian 8%
- Other / multiracial 4%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024 President Vote in this district
19,177 two-party votes · D+24.3 · D+25.8 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)62.2%
Donald Trump (R)37.8%
2022
11,662 votes · D+23.0✓ Jack Walsh (D)61.5%
Brenda Mennella (R)38.5%
2020 Earlier district lines
18,976 votes · D+34.1✓ Jack Walsh (D)67.1%
Todd Ruckle (R)32.9%
2020 President Vote in this district
21,281 two-party votes · D+30.1 · D+25.6 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)65.1%
Donald Trump (R)34.9%
2016 Earlier district lines
13,500 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ John Walsh (D)100.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
18,723 two-party votes · D+21.9 · D+19.7 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)60.9%
Donald Trump (R)39.1%