Delaware's 5th Senate district

Delaware's 5th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Delaware Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Ray Seigfried since 2025, succeeding Democrat Kyle Evans Gay who resigned to take office as lieutenant governor of Delaware.

Delaware's 5th State Senate district
Senator	Ray Seigfried D–Arden
Registration	45.1% Democratic 29.3% Republican 25.6% No party preference
Demographics	81% White 8% Black 2% Hispanic 7% Asian 1% Other
Population (2018)	41,850[1]
Registered voters	34,684[2]

Geography

District 5 covers the northern suburbs of Wilmington in New Castle County including Arden, Ardencroft, Ardentown, Windsor Hills, Naamans Manor, Wilmont, Talleys Corner, Afton, Shellburne, Windybush, Heatherbrooke, Chalfonte, and other unincorporated areas.^[3][4]

Like all districts in the state, the 5th Senate district is located entirely within Delaware's at-large congressional district. It overlaps with the 6th, 7th, 10th, and 12th districts of the Delaware House of Representatives.^[5] The district also borders Pennsylvania along the Twelve-Mile Circle.^[1]

Recent election results

Delaware Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. Under normal circumstances, the 5th 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 5^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kyle Evans Gay	3,852	56.6
	Democratic	Denise Bowers	1,842	27.1
	Democratic	Eric Levin	1,112	16.3
Total votes			6,806	100
General election
	Democratic	Kyle Evans Gay	13,475	52.3
	Republican	Catherine Cloutier (incumbent)	12,283	47.7
Total votes			25,758	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 Delaware Senate election, District 5^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Catherine Cloutier (incumbent)	14,083	59.5
	Democratic	Denise Bowers	9,596	40.5
Total votes			23,679	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Delaware Senate election, District 5^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Catherine Cloutier (incumbent)	12,912	56.2
	Democratic	Christopher Counihan	10,062	43.8
Total votes			22,974	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[7]
2020	President	Biden 64.6 – 33.9%
2016	President	Clinton 57.7 – 36.9%
2014	Senate	Coons 59.9 – 37.8%
2012	President	Obama 57.5 – 40.9%
	Senate	Carper 66.6 – 29.5%
	Governor	Markell 70.6 – 27.6%