State: | Delaware |
District: | 17 |
Chamber: | Senate |
Representative: | W. Charles Paradee |
Party: | Democratic |
Residence: | Dover |
Democratic: | 51.8 |
Republican: | 23.1 |
Npp: | 25.1 |
Percent White: | 46 |
Percent Black: | 39 |
Percent Hispanic: | 7 |
Percent Asian: | 2 |
Percent Native American: | 1 |
Percent Other Race: | 4 |
Population: | 46,208[1] |
Population Year: | 2018 |
Registered: | 31,330[2] |
Delaware's 17th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Delaware Senate. It has been represented by Democrat W. Charles Paradee since 2018, succeeding fellow Democrat Brian Bushweller.[3]
District 17 is based in Dover, covering most of the city proper as well as the nearby Kent County communities of Camden, Wyoming, and Rodney Village.[4] [5]
Like all districts in the state, the 17th Senate district is located entirely within Delaware's at-large congressional district. It overlaps with the 28th, 29th, 31st, 32nd, and 34th districts of the Delaware House of Representatives.[6]
Delaware Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. Under normal circumstances, the 17th district holds elections in midterm years, except immediately after redistricting, when all seats are up for election regardless of usual cycle.
Year | Office | Results[7] [8] |
---|---|---|
2020 | President | Biden 65.2 – 32.9% |
2016 | President | Clinton 58.1 – 36.2% |
2014 | Senate | Coons 57.4 – 41.1% |
2012 | President | Obama 61.9 – 36.7% |
Senate | Carper 68.8 – 27.1% | |
Governor | Markell 68.4 – 29.1% |