Delaware's 12th Senate district

Delaware's 12th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Delaware Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Nicole Poore, the Senate Majority Leader, since 2012.[3]

Delaware's 12th State Senate District
Senator	Nicole Poore D–Wrangle Hill
Registration	54.8% Democratic 21.0% Republican 24.2% No party preference
Demographics	57% White 28% Black 7% Hispanic 5% Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	48,586[1]
Registered voters	39,078[2]

Geography

District 12 covers much of central New Castle County along the Delaware River, including Delaware City, Wrangle Hill, Williamsburg, Kirkwood, Greylag, Bayview Manor, Monterey Farms, and parts of Glasgow, Bear, New Castle, and Wilmington Manor.[4][5]

Like all districts in the state, the 12th Senate district is located entirely within Delaware's at-large congressional district. It overlaps with the 9th, 15th, 16th, 17th, and 27th districts of the Delaware House of Representatives.[6]

Recent election results

Delaware Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. Under normal circumstances, the 12th district holds elections in presidential years, except immediately after redistricting, when all seats are up for election regardless of usual cycle.

2020

2020 Delaware Senate election, District 12[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicole Poore (incumbent)	21,606	100
Total votes			21,606	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 Delaware Senate election, District 12[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicole Poore (incumbent)	18,961	100
Total votes			18,961	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 Delaware Senate election, District 12[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicole Poore	12,875	60.3
	Republican	Dorinda Connor (incumbent)	8,170	38.3
	Libertarian	Brad Thomas	310	1.5
Total votes			21,355	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

Federal and statewide results in District 12

Year	Office	Results[8]
2016	President	Clinton 62.3 – 33.4%
2014	Senate	Coons 65.6 – 32.7%
2012	President	Obama 68.0 – 30.6%
	Senate	Carper 74.5 – 22.2%
	Governor	Markell 76.9 – 21.2%

References

1. "State Senate District 12, DE". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
2. "State of Delaware Elections Voter Registration Totals By Senatorial District". State of Delaware. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
3. "Senator Nicole Poore (D)". Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
4. "Senate Districts". Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
5. "State Senate District 12" (PDF). Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
6. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
7. "Delaware State Senate District 12". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 14, 2020.