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Delaware State Senate elections, 2012
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 Delaware's 2012 elections: • U.S. Senate • U.S. House • Governor • Other executive offices • State Senate • State House |
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The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections is July 10, 2012. The primary election day will be September 11, 2012.
Although Delaware senators typically serve four-year terms, they are elected to a two-year term during the first election of the decade. Thus, rather than only half of all senators being up for election, all sitting members will be on the ballot in November.
Majority control
- See also: Partisan composition of state senates
Heading into the November 6 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Delaware State Senate:
| Delaware State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of May 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 14 | Pending | |
| Republican Party | 7 | Pending | |
| Total | 21 | 21 | |
Campaign contributions
This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Delaware in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[1]
| Year | Number of candidates | Total contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19 | $643,813 |
| 2008 | 21 | $1,211,435 |
| 2006 | 22 | $979,107 |
| 2004 | 16 | $883,364 |
| 2002 | 44 | $1,485,767 |
In 2010, the total amount of contributions raised in senate campaigns was $643,813. The top 10 overall contributors were: [2]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Bodenweisser, Eric R | $26,000 |
| Friends to Elect Joe Booth State Representative | $23,832 |
| Moritz, John A | $23,295 |
| Bunting Jr., George H | $11,500 |
| Booth, Joseph W | $10,000 |
| Cullis, Fred | $6,800 |
| Delaware Racing Association | $6,600 |
| Delaware Association of Realtors | $5,450 |
| Delaware Trial Lawyers Association | $4,800 |
| Astrazeneca | $4,600 |
Qualifications
Article II, Section 3 of the Delaware Constitution states: No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained the age of twenty-seven years and have been a citizen and inhabitant of the State three years next preceding the day of his election and the last year of that term an inhabitant of the Senatorial District in which he shall be chosen, unless he shall have been absent on the public business of the United States or of this State.
List of candidates
District 1
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District 10
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District 11
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District 12
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District 19
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District 20
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- Gerald Hocker Hocker has represented House District 38 since 2003.[3]
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District 21
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See also
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