| State: | Delaware |
| District: | 16 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Eric Buckson |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Dover |
| Democratic: | 39.6 |
| Republican: | 32.8 |
| Npp: | 27.5 |
| Percent White: | 64 |
| Percent Black: | 21 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 7 |
| Percent Asian: | 3 |
| Percent Other Race: | 5 |
| Population: | 46,941[1] |
| Population Year: | 2018 |
| Registered: | 31,738[2] |
Delaware's 16th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Delaware Senate. It has been represented by Republican Eric Buckson since 2022.[3]
District 16 covers southern Dover and its suburbs in Kent County, including Highland Acres, Rising Sun-Lebanon, Kent Acres, Riverview, Magnolia, Woodside, Woodside East, Frederica, Little Creek, Bowers, and Little Heaven.[4] [5]
Like all districts in the state, the 16th Senate district is located entirely within Delaware's at-large congressional district. It overlaps with the 28th, 29th, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th districts of the Delaware House of Representatives.[6]
Delaware Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. Under normal circumstances, the 16th 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 49.8 – 48.5% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 52.0 – 42.4% |
| 2014 | Senate | Wade 53.2 – 45.2% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 50.2 – 48.5% |
| Senate | Carper 58.3 – 36.8% | |
| Governor | Markell 58.9 – 38.6% |