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Delaware, State Senate, District 3

Delaware State Senate District 3
Current incumbentS. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic Party

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.

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 3

S. Elizabeth Lockman (D) won election in the general election for Delaware State Senate District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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S. Elizabeth Lockman (D)
100
9,099

Total votes: 9,099
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 3

S. Elizabeth Lockman defeated Jordan Hines in the Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate District 3 on September 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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S. Elizabeth Lockman (D)
56.4
2,143

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Jordan Hines (D)
43.6
1,660

Total votes: 3,803
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.


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 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
Green check mark transparent.pngRobert I. Marshall Incumbent 51% 945
Sherry Dorsey Walker 49% 908
Total Votes 1,853

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 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
Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Marshall Incumbent 62.2% 2,504
Eric M. Anderson 22.7% 912
Timothy J. Meades, Sr. 15.1% 609
Total Votes 4,025

Campaign contributions

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