2016 Delaware Senate election

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11 of the 21 seats in the Delaware Senate 11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	65.35%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Patti Blevins (lost re-election) Gary Simpson Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 8, 2013 January 8, 2009 Leader's seat 7th - Elsmere 18th - Milford Last election 12 9 Seats before 12 9 Seats won 6 5 Seats after 11 10 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 106,963 97,082 Percentage 52.30% 47.47%
Results:      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      No election
President pro tempore before election Patti Blevins Democratic Elected President pro tempore David McBride Democratic

The 2016 Delaware Senate election was held on November 8, 2016 to elect 11 of the 21 members to Delaware's Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including the Presidency, U.S. House of Representatives, and state house. The primary election was held on September 13, 2016.^[1]

Delaware Republicans needed to have a net gain of two seats to flip the chamber from the Democrats. However, they gained only one seat (winning 10 seats compared to 11 seats for the Democrats).

Results summary

Party		Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Democratic	9	106,963	52.30%	11	1	52.38%
	Republican	8	97,082	47.47%	10	1	47.62%
	Green	1	462	0.23%	0		0.00%
Total		18	204,507	100%	21		100%

Predictions

Detailed results

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References