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American legislative district

Delaware's 1st
State Senate district
Senator
  Vacant
Registration59.6% Democratic
18.7% Republican
21.7% No party preference
Demographics64% White
26% Black
4% Hispanic
4% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)44,876
Registered voters33,915

Delaware's 1st Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Delaware Senate. It has been vacant since Democrat Sarah McBride, who succeeded fellow Democrat Harris McDowell III in 2020, resigned in 2025 to become a United States Congresswoman. McBride is the first openly transgender state senator in American history.

Geography

District 1 covers the northeastern tip of New Castle County along the Delaware River, including Claymont, Bellefonte, most of Edgemoor, and parts of northern Wilmington.

Like all districts in the state, the 1st Senate district is located entirely within Delaware's at-large congressional district. It overlaps with the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, and 10th districts of the Delaware House of Representatives. The district borders New Jersey via the Delaware River and Pennsylvania via the Twelve-Mile Circle.

Recent election results

Delaware Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. Under normal circumstances, the 1st district holds elections in presidential years, except immediately after redistricting, when all seats are up for election regardless of the usual cycle.

2020

2020 Delaware Senate election, District 1
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sarah McBride 7,902 91.3
Democratic Joseph McCole 752 8.7
Total votes 8,654 100
General election
Democratic Sarah McBride 16,865 73.3
Republican Steve Washington 6,144 26.7
Total votes 23,009 100
Democratic hold

2016

2016 Delaware Senate election, District 1
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harris McDowell III (incumbent) 3,876 70.8
Democratic Joseph McCole 1,596 29.2
Total votes 5,472 100
General election
Democratic Harris McDowell III (incumbent) 11,858 56.3
Republican James Spadola 9,195 43.7
Total votes 21,053 100
Democratic hold

2012

2012 Delaware Senate election, District 1
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harris McDowell III (incumbent) 2,342 52.2
Democratic David D. Brady 1,613 36.0
Democratic James Martin 528 11.8
Total votes 4,483 100
General election
Democratic Harris McDowell III (incumbent) 15,155 85.3
Independent Robert Clark 2,054 11.6
Libertarian Bryan Lintz 555 3.1
Total votes 17,764 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results
2020 President Biden 74.2 – 24.2%
2016 President Clinton 68.0 – 26.7%
2014 Senate Coons 70.8 – 26.4%
2012 President Obama 70.4 – 27.8%
Senate Carper 76.0 – 19.4%
Governor Markell 78.7 – 18.8%

References

  1. ^ "State Senate District 1, DE". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. "State of Delaware Elections Voter Registration Totals By Senatorial District". State of Delaware. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  3. "I submitted my resignation from the Delaware State Senate today". Via Instagram. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  4. "Senator Sarah McBride (D)". Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  5. "Senate Districts". Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  6. "State Senate District 1" (PDF). Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  7. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "Delaware State Senate District 1". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  9. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  10. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
Delaware General Assembly districts
Senate
House of Representatives
Members of the Delaware Senate
153rd General Assembly (2025–2027)
President of the Senate
Vacant
President pro tempore
David Sokola (D)
Majority Leader
Bryan Townsend (D)
Minority Leader
Gerald Hocker (R)
  1. ▌Vacant
  2. ▌Darius J. Brown (D)
  3. ▌Elizabeth Lockman (D)
  4. ▌Laura Sturgeon (D)
  5. ▌Vacant
  6. ▌Russ Huxtable (D)
  7. ▌Spiros Mantzavinos (D)
  8. ▌David Sokola (D)
  9. ▌Jack Walsh (D)
  10. ▌Stephanie Hansen (D)
  11. ▌Bryan Townsend (D)
  12. ▌Nicole Poore (D)
  13. ▌Marie Pinkney (D)
  14. ▌Kyra Hoffner (D)
  15. ▌David G. Lawson (R)
  16. ▌Eric Buckson (R)
  17. ▌W. Charles Paradee (D)
  18. ▌David L. Wilson (R)
  19. ▌Brian G. Pettyjohn (R)
  20. ▌Gerald Hocker (R)
  21. ▌Bryant Richardson (R)
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