The 2000 Delaware Senate election was held on November 7, 2000, to elect 11 of the 21 members to Delaware's Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and state house. The primary election was held on September 9, 2000.
Results summary DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty 1 Harris McDowell IIIDem Harris McDowell IIIDem 5 Myrna BairRep Catherine CloutierRep 7 Patti BlevinsDem Patti BlevinsDem 8 David SokolaDem David SokolaDem 9 Thomas SharpDem Thomas SharpDem 12 Dorinda ConnorRep Dorinda ConnorRep 13 David McBrideDem David McBrideDem 14 James VaughnDem James VaughnDem 15 Nancy CookDem Nancy CookDem 19 Thurman Adams Jr.Dem Thurman Adams Jr.Dem 20 George BuntingDem George BuntingDem Party Candi-dates Votes Seats No. % No. +/– % Democratic 11 111,070 68.48% 13 61.90% Republican 7 50,974 31.43% 8 38.10% Constitution 1 138 0.09% 0 0.00%Total 19 162,182 100% 21 100%
Detailed results Results of the 2000 Delaware Senate election by district:
District 1 Incumbent Democrat Harris McDowell III has represented the 1st district since 1977.
District 5 Incumbent Republican Myrna Bair has represented the 5th district and its predecessors since 1981. Bair didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Catherine Cloutier won the open seat. Republican primary
General election
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 and President pro tempore Thomas Sharp has represented the 9th district since 1975.
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.
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. Republican primary
General election
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