Delaware State Senate District 17 | ||
Current incumbent | Trey Charles Paradee |
Delaware’s seventeenth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Trey Charles Paradee.
Delaware state senators represent an average of 42,759 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 37,314 residents.
Members of the Delaware State Senate serve both two- and four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Delaware legislators assume office the day after their election.
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."
State legislators | |
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Salary | Per diem |
$45,291/year | No per diem is paid. |
If there is a vacancy in the senate, the Senate President must call for a special election. The election must be called for no later than 30 days after the vacancy happened. The Governor may make the declaration if the Senate is not in session. The date of the election must be set no later than 10 days after a declaration was made.
This district is one of 710 state legislative districts that intersects with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.
The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties is slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.
Elections for the office of Delaware State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for September 15, 2020. The filing deadline is July 14, 2020.
Trey Charles Paradee (D) defeated Justin King (R) in the general election for Delaware State Senate District 17 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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✔ |
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Trey Charles Paradee (D) |
64.3
|
9,343 |
|
Justin King (R) |
35.7
|
5,194 |
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Total votes: 14,537 (100.00% precincts reporting) |
Trey Charles Paradee advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 17 on September 6, 2018.
Candidate |
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✔ |
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Trey Charles Paradee (D) |
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Justin King defeated Donyale Hall in the Republican primary for Delaware State Senate District 17 on September 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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✔ |
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Justin King (R) |
67.5
|
1,240 |
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Donyale Hall (R) |
32.5
|
596 |
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Total votes: 1,836 |
Elections for the Delaware State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 8, 2014. Incumbent Brian J. Bushweller was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Kim E. Warfield was unopposed in the Republican primary. Bushweller defeated Warfield in the general election.
Delaware State Senate, District 17, General Election, 2014
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | Brian J. Bushweller Incumbent | 60% | 5,811 | |
Republican | Kim E. Warfield | 40% | 3,881 | |
Total Votes | 9,692 |
Elections for the office of Delaware State Senate consisted of a primary election on February 11, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 6, 2012. Incumbent Brian Bushweller (D) ran unopposed in the February 7 primary election before winning the general election without opposition.
From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Delaware State Senate District 17 raised a total of $667,452. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $74,161 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.
Campaign contributions, Delaware State Senate District 17
Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
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2014 | $100,376 | 2 | $50,188 |
2012 | $52,696 | 1 | $52,696 |
2008 | $189,776 | 2 | $94,888 |
2004 | $274,290 | 3 | $91,430 |
2002 | $50,314 | 1 | $50,314 |
Total | $667,452 | 9 | $74,161 |