Delaware's 10th state senate district special election, 2017
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Delaware's 10th state senate district |
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On February 25, 2017, voters in the 10th district of the Delaware Senate voted in a special election to fill the seat left vacant by Bethany Hall-Long, the previous incumbent, who had resigned at the beginning of the year after having been elected lieutenant governor the preceding November. Democrat Stephanie Hansen, an environmental lawyer from Middletown who had in the past served a term as New Castle County Council President, won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Republican opponent John Marino, who finished with 40.8%. Libertarian John Lanzendorfer, the only other candidate in the race, claimed the other 1.1%.
Republicans had hoped that their party could capitalize on gains they had made in the 2016 elections in a potentially vulnerable district, where despite a Democratic edge in voter registration Marino had lost to Hall-Long by less than 300 votes in the 2014 election. Hansen's victory ensured that Democrats retained control of the state senate, where they have been the majority party since 1976. Since Delaware's House of Representatives has been controlled by Democrats for the preceding eight years, and no Republican has served as governor since 1993, Democrats also preserved their trifecta. Delaware is one of only five U.S. states where the party controls the executive and legislative branches of government.
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