2014Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2014 election for Delaware Senate District 21
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Bryant Richardson (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Venables Sr. (D) by 7.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bryant RichardsonRepublican · winner
53.0%5,210
Robert L. Venables Sr.Democrat · incumbent
45.9%4,514
John F. PotterLibertarian
1.1%113
9,837 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Bryant Richardson (R)Robert L. Venables Sr. (D)
Also on the ballot: John F. Potter (Libertarian), 1.1%