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2012Final results

2012 election for Delaware Senate District 15

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Dave Lawson (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Kathleen Cooke (D) by 2.9 points.

Dave LawsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.6%9,547
47.7%9,004
1.7%324
18,875 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

EvenD+12.31996D+13.02000R+4.72010R+2.92012R+10.72020R+13.62026

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

The candidates

Dave Lawson (R)Kathleen Cooke (D)

Also on the ballot: Catherine R. Samardza (Independent), 1.7%