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David Sokola
President pro tempore of the Delaware Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 4, 2020
Preceded byDavid McBride
Member of the Delaware Senate
from the 8th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 1991
Preceded byMargo Ewing Bang
Personal details
Born (1955-07-28) July 28, 1955 (age 69)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Delaware (BS)
WebsiteOfficial website

David P. Sokola (born July 28, 1955) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Delaware Senate since 1991, representing District 8.[1][2] He earned a BS from the University of Delaware.

Elections

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  • 1990 When Republican Margo Ewing Bane retired and left the District 8 seat open, Sokola was unopposed for the 1990 Democratic Primary and won the November 6, 1990 General election with 6,738 votes (51%) against Republican nominee Frank Marx.[3]
  • 1992 Sokola was unopposed for the September 12, 1992 Democratic Primary and won the November 3, 1992 General election with 9,861 votes (62%) against Republican nominee Ronald Russo.[4]
  • 1996 Sokola was unopposed for the September 7, 1996 Democratic Primary and won the November 5, 1996 General election with 9,658 votes (61%) against Republican nominee Irwin Becnel.[5]
  • 2000 Sokola was unopposed for the September 9, 2000 Democratic Primary and won the November 7, 2000 General election with 9,873 votes (65.0%) against Republican nominee Paul Welsh.[6]
  • 2002 Sokola was unopposed for the September 10, 2002 Democratic Primary and won the November 5, 2002 General election with 6,411 votes (51.1%) against Republican nominee Michael Ramone.[7]
  • 2006 Sokola and Ramone were both unopposed for their September 12, 2006 primaries, setting up a rematch; Sokola won the November 7, 2006 General election with 7,678 votes (57.8%) against Ramone.[8]
  • 2010 Sokola was unopposed for the September 17, 2010 Democratic Primary and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 8,572 votes (60.6%) against Republican nominee A. Louis Saindon.[9]
  • 2012 Sokola was unopposed for the September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,099 votes (60.7%) against Republican nominee William Stritzinger.[10]
  • 2016 Sokola was unopposed for the September 6, 2016 Democratic Primary and won the November 8, 2016 General election with 8,862 votes (50.8%) against Republican nominee Meredith Chapman and Green nominee David B. Chandler.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Senator David P. Sokola". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  2. ^ "David Sokola's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  3. ^ "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1990" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 1990. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  4. ^ "State of Delaware 1992 General Election Results" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 3, 1992. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  5. ^ "1996 Election Results" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 5, 1996. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  6. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2000. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  7. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 5, 2002. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  8. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  9. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 2, 2010. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  10. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  11. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
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