The 2006 Delaware Senate election was held on November 7, 2006, to elect 11 of the 21 members to Delaware's Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and state house. The primary election was held on September 12, 2006.
Results summary DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty 1 Harris McDowell IIIDem Harris McDowell IIIDem 5 Catherine CloutierRep Catherine CloutierRep 7 Patti BlevinsDem Patti BlevinsDem 8 David SokolaDem David SokolaDem 9 Karen PetersonDem Karen PetersonDem 12 Dorinda ConnorRep Dorinda ConnorRep 13 David McBrideDem David McBrideDem 14 James VaughnDem James VaughnDem 15 Nancy W. CookDem Nancy W. CookDem 19 Thurman Adams Jr.Dem Thurman Adams Jr.Dem 20 George BuntingDem George BuntingDem Party Candi-dates Votes Seats No. % No. +/– % Democratic 10 82,908 69.52% 13 61.90% Republican 6 32,614 27.35% 8 38.10% Independent 3 3,733 3.13% 0 0.00%Total 19 119,255 100% 21 100%
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Rothenberg | November 4, 2006
Detailed results Results of the 2006 Delaware Senate election by district:
District 1 Incumbent Democrat Harris McDowell III has represented the 1st district since 1977. Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
District 5 Incumbent Republican Catherine Cloutier has represented the 5th district since 2001.
District 7 Incumbent Democrat Patti Blevins has represented the 7th district since 1991.
District 8 Incumbent Democrat David Sokola has represented the 8th district since 1991.
District 9 Incumbent Democrat Karen Peterson has represented the 9th district since 2003.
District 12 Incumbent Republican Dorinda Connor has represented the 12th district since 1997.
District 13 Incumbent Democrat David McBride has represented the 13th district since 1979.
District 14 Incumbent Democrat James Vaughn has represented the 14th district since 1980. Republican primary
General election
District 15 Incumbent Democrat Nancy Cook has represented the 15th district since 1975.
District 19 Incumbent Democrat and President pro tempore Thurman Adams Jr. has represented the 19th district since 1973.
District 20 Incumbent Democrat George Bunting has represented the 20th district since 1997.
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