Delaware's 6th Senate district

Delaware's 6th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Delaware Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Russ Huxtable since 2023, succeeding Republican Ernesto López.^[3]

Delaware's 6th State Senate district
Senator	Russ Huxtable D–Lewes
Registration	40.2% Democratic 34.8% Republican 25.0% No party preference
Demographics	88% White 5% Black 4% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Other
Population (2018)	49,576[1]
Registered voters	43,274[2]

Geography

District 6 is based in the Cape Region in coastal Sussex County, covering Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, Milton, and the surrounding communities.^[4][5]

Like all districts in the state, the 6th Senate district is located entirely within Delaware's at-large congressional district. It overlaps with the 14th, 20th, and 36th districts of the Delaware House of Representatives.^[6]

Recent election results

Delaware Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. Under normal circumstances, the 6th district holds elections in midterm years, except immediately after redistricting, when all seats are up for election regardless of usual cycle.

2024

Delaware Senate 6th district general election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russ Huxtable (incumbent)	20,211	54.35%
	Republican	Kim Stevenson	16,976	45.65%
Total votes			37,188	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 Delaware Senate election, District 6^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ernesto López (incumbent)	14,781	52.7
	Democratic	David Baker	13,283	47.3
Total votes			28,064	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Delaware Senate election, District 6^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ernesto López (incumbent)	11,633	63.4
	Democratic	Claire Snyder-Hall	6,718	36.6
Total votes			18,351	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Delaware Senate election, District 6^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ernesto López	2,163	54.9
	Republican	Glen Urquhart	1,779	45.1
Total votes			3,942	100
General election
	Republican	Ernesto López	13,603	56.1
	Democratic	Andrew Staton	10,352	42.7
	Libertarian	Gwendolyn Jones	286	1.2
Total votes			24,241	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[8][9]
2020	President	Biden 54.5 – 44.4%
2016	President	Trump 49.7 – 46.7%
2014	Senate	Coons 51.4 – 47.2%
2012	President	Romney 50.3 – 48.6%
	Senate	Carper 54.6 – 35.8%
	Governor	Markell 62.9 – 35.4%