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2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2012 election for Delaware Senate District 12

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Nicole Poore (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Dorinda A. Connor (R) by 22.0 points.

Nicole PooreDemocrat · winner
60.3%12,875
Dorinda A. ConnorRepublican · incumbent
38.3%8,170
Brad ThomasLibertarian
1.5%310
21,355 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+25.21992R+8.51996R+11.52000D+22.02012D+24.32022D+44.92026

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

The candidates

Nicole Poore (D)Dorinda A. Connor (R)

Also on the ballot: Brad Thomas (Libertarian), 1.5%