2012Final results
2012 election for Delaware Senate District 5
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Catherine A. Cloutier (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Christopher R. Counihan (D) by 12.4 points.
Catherine A. CloutierRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%12,912
Christopher R. CounihanDemocrat
43.8%10,062
22,974 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET