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2010Final results

2010 election for Delaware Senate District 9

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Karen E. Peterson (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Robert S. Johnston (R) by 42.9 points.

Karen E. PetersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.5%8,008
28.5%3,196
11,204 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+27.11990D+12.11996D+16.82002D+42.92010D+34.12020D+23.02022

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET