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| Delaware State Senate District 3 | ||
| Current incumbent | S. Elizabeth Lockman  | |
Delaware’s third state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator S. Elizabeth Lockman.
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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.
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.
S. Elizabeth Lockman (D) won election in the general election for Delaware State Senate District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
S. Elizabeth Lockman (D) |
100
|
9,099 |
|
|
Total votes: 9,099 (100.00% precincts reporting) |
S. Elizabeth Lockman defeated Jordan Hines in the Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 3 on September 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
S. Elizabeth Lockman (D) |
56.4
|
2,143 |
|
|
Jordan Hines (D) |
43.6
|
1,660 | |
|
|
Total votes: 3,803 |
No Republican candidates ran in the primary.
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 Robert I. Marshall defeated Sherry Dorsey Walker in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.
Delaware State Senate, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2014
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Robert I. Marshall Incumbent |
51% | 945 |
| Sherry Dorsey Walker | 49% | 908 |
| Total Votes | 1,853 | |
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 Robert Marshall defeated Eric M. Anderson and Timothy J. Meades, Sr. in the February 7 primary elections, before before winning the general election without opposition.
Delaware State Senate, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2012
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Robert Marshall Incumbent |
62.2% | 2,504 |
| Eric M. Anderson | 22.7% | 912 |
| Timothy J. Meades, Sr. | 15.1% | 609 |
| Total Votes | 4,025 | |
From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Delaware State Senate District 3 raised a total of $235,009. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $23,501 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.
Campaign contributions, Delaware State Senate District 3
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $75,495 | 2 | $37,748 |
| 2012 | $86,497 | 3 | $28,832 |
| 2008 | $12,003 | 1 | $12,003 |
| 2004 | $8,615 | 1 | $8,615 |
| 2002 | $52,399 | 3 | $17,466 |
| Total | $235,009 | 10 | $23,501 |
