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Delaware, State Senate, District 11

Delaware State Senate District 11
Current incumbentBryan Townsend Democratic Party

Delaware’s eleventh state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Bryan Townsend.

Delaware state senators represent an average of 42,759 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 37,314 residents.

About the office

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.

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."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$45,291/yearNo per diem is paid.

Vacancies

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

2020

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.

2018

General election
General election for Delaware State Senate District 11

Incumbent Bryan Townsend (D) defeated Dan Kapitanic (R) in the general election for Delaware State Senate District 11 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Bryan Townsend (D)
75.8
10,421

Dan Kapitanic (R)
24.2
3,335

Total votes: 13,756
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 11

Incumbent Bryan Townsend advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 11 on September 6, 2018.

Candidate

Bryan Townsend (D)

Republican primary election
Republican primary for Delaware State Senate District 11

Dan Kapitanic advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware State Senate District 11 on September 6, 2018.

Candidate

Dan Kapitanic (R)

2014

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 Bryan Townsend defeated David L. Tackett in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

Delaware State Senate, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBryan Townsend Incumbent 78.1% 1,253
David L. Tackett 21.9% 352
Total Votes 1,605

2012

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. Bryan Townsend defeated incumbent Anthony DeLuca in the Democratic primary, before defeating Evan Queitsch (R) in the general election. Queitsch ran without primary opposition.

Delaware State Senate, District 11, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBryan Townsend 78.4% 12,860
Republican Evan Queitsch 21.6% 3,550
Total Votes 16,410

Delaware State Senate, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBryan Townsend 57.8% 1,441
Anthony DeLuca Incumbent 42.2% 1,054
Total Votes 2,495

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Delaware State Senate District 11 raised a total of $366,301. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $45,788 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Delaware State Senate District 11

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $115,997 2 $57,999
2012 $140,078 3 $46,693
2008 $28,501 1 $28,501
2004 $44,945 1 $44,945
2002 $36,780 1 $36,780
Total $366,301 8 $45,788