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Delaware, State Senate, District 16

Delaware State Senate District 16
Current incumbentColin Bonini Republican Party

Delaware’s sixteenth state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Colin Bonini.

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.

2016 pivot county

206 Pivot Counties Logo.png

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

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 16

Incumbent Colin Bonini (R) defeated Louisa Phillips (D) in the general election for Delaware State Senate District 16 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Colin Bonini (R)
55.1
8,618

Louisa Phillips (D)
44.9
7,027

Total votes: 15,645
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 16

Louisa Phillips advanced from the Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 16 on September 6, 2018.

Candidate

Louisa Phillips (D)

Republican primary election
Republican primary for Delaware State Senate District 16

Incumbent Colin Bonini advanced from the Republican primary for Delaware State Senate District 16 on September 6, 2018.

Candidate

Colin Bonini (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 Colin Bonini was unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Michael S. Tedesco (I) in the general election.

Delaware State Senate, District 16, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngColin Bonini Incumbent 74.3% 6,178
Independent Michael S. Tedesco 25.7% 2,135
Total Votes 8,313

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. Incumbent Colin Bonini (R) defeated Michael Tedesco (I) in the general election. Both candidates ran unopposed in the February 7 primary elections.

Delaware State Senate, District 16, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngColin Bonini Incumbent 79.9% 9,372
Independent Michael Tedesco 20.1% 2,356
Total Votes 11,728

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Delaware State Senate District 16 raised a total of $468,818. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $46,882 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Delaware State Senate District 16

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $48,557 2 $24,279
2012 $30,929 1 $30,929
2008 $153,073 2 $76,537
2004 $110,253 2 $55,127
2002 $126,006 3 $42,002
Total $468,818 10 $46,882