Delaware State Senate District 20

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Gerald Hocker Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Harry S. GoldDemocratic

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2022 general: Gerald Hocker (R) 100.0

Gerald HockerRepublican · Incumbent14 years since first win

Last election: Gerald Hocker (Republican) was unopposed, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Left column: GoldRight column: Hocker

Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativeHockerNo published score for Gold
Races: None listed; Won 9 of 10
Years since first win: Not available; 14

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Candidates on the ballot

Harry S. GoldDemocratic
Gerald HockerIncumbentRepublican

Source: elections.delaware.gov, dated Oct 28

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History (16 elections for this seat)

Delaware Senate District 20, 1972 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGerald HockerWon(incumbent)	Republican	17,150100.0%	100.0%

Delaware Senate District 20, 1972 to 2022, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGerald HockerWon(incumbent)	Republican	24,001100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 24,739
Election day: November 8, 2016
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Delaware Senate District 20, 1972 to 2022, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGerald HockerWon(incumbent)	Republican	17,90872.4%	72.4%
DemocraticPerry J. Mitchell	Democratic	6,83127.6%	27.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 21,026
Election day: November 6, 2012
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Delaware Senate District 20, 1972 to 2022, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGerald W. HockerWon	Republican	14,29068.0%	68.0%
DemocraticRichard W. Eakle	Democratic	6,73632.0%	32.0%

Delaware Senate District 20, 1972 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGeorge H. Bunting Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	13,119100.0%	100.0%

Delaware Senate District 20, 1972 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGeorge H. Bunting Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	11,960100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,216
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Delaware Senate District 20, 1972 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGeorge H. Bunting Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	9,04659.5%	59.5%
RepublicanJohn L. Rieley	Republican	5,81738.2%	38.2%
IndependentAlbert F. Gargano Jr.	Independent	2071.4%	1.4%
GreenWilliam J. Winkler Sr.	Green	1461.0%	1.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 22,249
Election day: November 7, 2000
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Delaware Senate District 20, 1972 to 2022, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGeorge H. Bunting Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	12,50256.2%	56.2%
RepublicanGerald W. Hocker	Republican	9,74743.8%	43.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 17,691
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Delaware Senate District 20, 1972 to 2022, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGeorge H. Bunting Jr.Won	Democratic	9,99956.5%	56.5%
RepublicanGeorge B. Cole	Republican	7,69243.5%	43.5%

Delaware Senate District 20, 1972 to 2022, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRichard CordreyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	9,387100.0%	100.0%

Delaware Senate District 20, 1972 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRichard CordreyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	8,402100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,238
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Delaware Senate District 20, 1972 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRichard CordreyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,23464.4%	64.4%
RepublicanKathleen H. Howard	Republican	4,00435.6%	35.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,686
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Delaware Senate District 20, 1972 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRichard CordreyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	6,49597.1%	97.1%
LibertarianDavid O. Baynard	Libertarian	1912.9%	2.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,593
Election day: November 4, 1980
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Delaware Senate District 20, 1972 to 2022, 1980, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRichard CordreyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,40997.6%	97.6%
LibertarianDavid O. Baynard	Libertarian	1842.4%	2.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 12,108
Election day: November 2, 1976
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Delaware Senate District 20, 1972 to 2022, 1976, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRichard CordreyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,55262.4%	62.4%
RepublicanElias H. Tingle	Republican	4,55637.6%	37.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,503
Election day: November 7, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Delaware Senate District 20, 1972 to 2022, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRichard CordreyWon	Democratic	5,78850.3%	50.3%
RepublicanThomas E. Hickman Jr.(incumbent)	Republican	5,71549.7%	49.7%

1972 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2022.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026