2012 general · November 6, 2012
2012 Delaware State Senate election results, district by district
Every Delaware State Senate district in the 2012 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 21 seats
After the electionD 13 · R 8
Races21
Changed party0
Unopposed33%7 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 13 · R 8
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Harris B. McDowell III (D) | 73.8 | |
| SD-2 | Margaret Rose Henry (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Robert I. Marshall (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | Gregory F. Lavelle (R) | 3.3 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-5 | Catherine A. Cloutier (R) | 12.4 | |
| SD-6 | Ernesto B. Lopez (R) | 13.4 | |
| SD-7 | Patricia M. Blevins (D) | 84.7 | |
| SD-8 | Dave Sokola (D) | 21.4 | |
| SD-9 | Karen E. Peterson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Bethany Hall Long (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Bryan Townsend (D) | 56.7 | |
| SD-12 | Nicole Poore (D) | 22.0 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-13 | David B. McBride (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | Bruce C. Ennis (D) | 22.2 | |
| SD-15 | Dave Lawson (R) | 2.9 | |
| SD-16 | Colin R. J. Bonini (R) | 59.8 | |
| SD-17 | Brian J. Bushweller (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 | F. Gary Simpson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | Brian Pettyjohn (R) | 19.6 | |
| SD-20 | Gerald Hocker (R) | 35.9 | |
| SD-21 | Robert L. Venables Sr. (D) | 12.9 |
Delaware State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner