2000Final results
2000 election for Delaware Senate District 8
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Dave Sokola (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Paul Welsh (R) by 12.0 points.
Dave SokolaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%9,873
Paul WelshRepublican
44.0%7,755
17,628 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET