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Delaware State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Delaware Senate District 20

A district of about 45,000 people, 41% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+15.8 relative to the nation for president.

Gerald Hocker (R) · since Nov 6, 2012Next election Nov 5, 2030The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 21 seats

Every Delaware State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+15.818th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican11th seat · the majority lineDistrict 20

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

20242026
U.S. SenateR+15.5No race
GovernorR+16.5No race
Delaware State SenateNo raceR+13.0

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: Delaware Department of ElectionsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 21 seats. Small marks are other seats in Delaware. The black marker is District 20.

Adults with a bachelor's degree41% 70th pct · 7th of 21 in DE

Higher than 70% of seats.

White adults without a degree48% 85th pct · 4th of 21 in DE

Higher than 85% of seats.

Hispanic residents8% 35th pct · 14th of 21 in DE

Lower than 65% of seats.

Black residents4% 5th pct · 20th of 21 in DE

Lower than 95% of seats.

Asian residents1% 0th pct · 21st of 21 in DE

Lowest of 21 seats.

People per square mile268 30th pct · 15th of 21 in DE

Less dense than 70% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District 19
31% college gradsR+12.2Held RDistrict 15
24% college gradsR+27.9Held RDistrict 16
24% Black · 33% college gradsR+0.4Not up in 2026District 6
51% college gradsD+14.0Not up in 2026

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Gerald W. Hocker (R)
    2023– · Won 2022 unopposed, 2026 by 13.0

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)