David L. Wilson Explained

David L. Wilson
State Senate:	Delaware
State:	Delaware
District:	18th
Term Start:	November 7, 2018
Predecessor:	Gary Simpson
State House1:	Delaware
State1:	Delaware
District1:	35th
Term Start1:	November 5, 2008
Term End1:	November 7, 2018
Predecessor1:	J. Benjamin Ewing
Successor1:	Jesse Vanderwende
Birth Date:	8 January 1950
Birth Place:	Lincoln, Delaware
Party:	Republican

David Lee Wilson (born January 8, 1950) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Delaware Senate, where he has represented the 18th district since 2019.^[1] He was previously a member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 2008 to 2018.^[2]

Electoral history

In 2008, Wilson ran for the seat vacated by retiring Republican J. Benjamin Ewing, and won the general election with 5,174 votes (61%) against Democratic nominee L. Aaron Chaffinch.^[3]
In 2010, Wilson won the general election with 4,719 votes (70.3%) against Democratic nominee James Westhoff.^[4]
In 2012, Wilson won the general election with 5,836 votes (92.6%) against Libertarian candidate Ronnie Fitzgerald.^[5]
In 2014, Wilson was unopposed in the general election, winning 4,155 votes.^[6]
In 2016, Wilson won the Republican primary with 1,252 votes (69.2%) against Robert Mitchel.^[7] He went on to win the general election with 6,553 (72.9%) against Democratic nominee Gary Wolfe.^[8]
In 2018, Wilson ran for an open seat in the Delaware Senate, and won the general election with 10,816 (65.2%) against Democratic nominee James Purcell.^[9]

External links

Official page at the Delaware General Assembly
Campaign site

Notes and References

Web site: Senator David L. Wilson (R) . . . November 5, 2013.
Web site: Representative David Wilson's Biography . . November 5, 2013.
Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 4, 2008 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 5, 2013 . May 28, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190528144158/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect08/elect08_general_election/html/elect08_gen_office.shtml . dead .
Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 2, 2010 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 5, 2013 . March 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175242/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect10/elect10_General/html/election.shtml . dead .
Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 6, 2012 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . November 5, 2013 . November 3, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103114518/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect12/elect12_general/html/election.shtml . dead .
Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 7, 2014 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . January 6, 2019 . January 31, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131212001/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect14/elect14_General/html/election.shtml . dead .
Web site: State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results . September 13, 2016 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . January 6, 2019.
Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 8, 2016 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . January 6, 2019.
Web site: State of Delaware General Election Official Results . November 6, 2018 . Delaware Department of Elections . Office of the State Election Commissioner . January 6, 2019.