Voting Age Population:  In 2000, the size of Delaware's voting age population was 589,013 and the black voting age population was 103,489 (or 17.6 percent of the voting age population).  Hispanics constitute about 4.0 percent of the voting age population (23,712 individuals), and Asians were 2.1 percent (or 12,333)⁽¹⁾ In 1998, the total number of registered voters in the state was 467,388 (83.6 percent)⁽²⁾ and the number of black registered voters was estimated to be 57,483⁽³⁾. Thus approximately 65.9 percent of Delaware’s black voting age population are registered to vote.
 

Black Elected Officials: There are 1,171 elected officials in Delaware⁽⁴⁾. Of the 1,171 elected officials, 34 are African-Americans. Of the 34 black elected officials 5 were in Kent County, 18 in New Castle County, and 11 in Sussex County. Despite the fact that African-Americans are nearly 18 percent of the population, they hold only 3 percent of the elected offices in the state.  African-Americans are grossly underrepresented as elected officials in Delaware relative to their proportionate population size.  Of the 34 black elected officials, only seven are females (1 state legislature, 3 on local governing broads, 3 on school boards, and there are no black females serving on the courts).

State

Margaret Rose-Henry State Senator 110 W 21st Street Wilmington, DE 9801

 

Dennis P. Williams State Representative District 1 3414 North Madison Wilmington, DE 19801	Hazel Plant State Representative District 2 523 Eastlawn Avenue Wilmington, DE 19801

Executive Cabinet Officials (Appointed)
 

County

Donald Blakey Kent County Representative Levy Court District 5 956 Bisin Road Dover, DE 19904

Penrose Hollins New Castle County Representative District 4 418 W. Matson Run Parkway Wilmington, DE 19802

Municipal

James Baker, Mayor Louis Redding City/County Building 800 French Street Wilmington, DE 19801

George H. P. Smith, Mayor P.O. Box 227 Lewes, DE 19958

 

Theodore Blunt Council President Wilmington 800 French Street Wilmington, DE 19801	Charles Potter Councilman Wilmington District 1 602 W. 39th Street  Wilmington, DE 19801
Stephanie Bolden Councilwoman Wilmington District 3 38 McCaulley Court Wilmington, DE 19801	Katrina Brown Councilwoman Milford 605 North Street Milford, DE 19963
Franklin Fountain Councilman Milford 608 Truitt Avenue Milford, DE 19963	Theopolis Gregory Councilman Wilmington At-large 800 French Street Wilmington, DE 19801
Norman Griffiths Councilman Wilmington District 2 2109 North Madison Wilmington, DE 19801	Henry Nutter Councilman Seaford P. O. Box 1100 Seaford, DE 19973
Norman M. Oliver City Councilman Wilmington District 4 406 West 4th Street Wilmington, DE 19801	James A. Parker Councilman Delaware City P. O. Box 4159 Delaware City, DE 19700
Willy Pierce Councilman Bridgeville 602 N. Cannon St. Bridgeville, DE 19933	John Pitts Councilman Dover 28 S. Queens St. Dover, DE 19904
Reubin Salters Councilman Dover 109 Bertrand Drive Dover, DE 19904	Dola M. Stewart Councilwoman P. O. Box 210 Laurel, DE 19956
Austin Waters Councilman Middletown 216 North Board Street Middletown, DE 19801

Judicial and Law Enforcement

	Judge Clarence P. Bennett Justice of Peace New Castle County 30A Parkway Circle New Castle, DE 19720
Judge William Chapman Family Court New Castle County 900 King St. Wilmington, DE 19801	Judge Bonita Lee Deputy Chief Magistrate Justice of Peace New Castle County Gander Hill Prison  1301 E. Street  P O Box 9279 Wilmington, DE 19801
Judge Marcealeate Ruffin Justice of Peace Sussex County 23730 Shortly Road Georgetown, DE 19947	Judge Alex Smalls Court of Common Pleas New Castle County Daniel Hermann Court House 1000 King St. Wilmington, DE 19801
Judge Terry Smith Justice of Peace New Castle County 30A Parkway Circle New Castle, DE 19720	Judge Charles Toliver, III Superior Court New Castle County Daniel Hermann Court House 1020 King St. Wilmington, DE 19801

Education

Joseph Brumskill Brandywine School District 1000 Pennsylvania Ave Claymont, DE 19703
Bobby Benjamin Colonial School District 318I E. Basin Road New Castle, DE 19720	Cynthia Brown (A) Polytech School District P. O. Box 22 Woodside, DE 19980
Edna Cale Appoquinimink School 118 South Sixth Street Odessa, DE	Diane L. Callaway Colonial School District 3881 E. Basin Road New Castle, DE  19720
Clifton Coleman Ceasar Rodney School District 100 Gardengate Road Camden, DE 19934	James Collins (A) Polytech School District P.O. Box 22 Woodside, DE 19802
Vance Daniels Milford School District 906 Lake View Ave Milford, DE 19963	Delores Drummond Milford School District 906 LakeView Ave Milford, DE 19963
George Evans Christina School District 1712 Linden St. Wilmington, DE 19805	Corey King Laurel School District 145 Cannon Drive Seaford, DE 19973
Arnetta McRae (A) New Castle County Vocational Technical 400 W. Matson Parkway Wilmington, DE 19980	Mary Meritt (2003) Capitol School District  945 Forest Street  Dover, DE 19904
Brenda Philips Christina School District 302 West St. Wilmington, DE 19801	Harold Stafford (A) Polytech School District P.O. Box 22 Woodside, DE 19980
Anthony Streett Cape Henlopen RD5 Box 77 AA Lewes, DE 19958	Harry Tramell (A) Sussex Vocational Technical RD Box 594 Seaford, DE 19973
Martin Wilson, Sr. Red Clay Consolidated School District 2916 Duncan Road Wilmington, DE 19808	Rosita Wilson (2002) Capitol School District 945 Forest Street Dover, DE 19904

(A) Appointed by the Governor

¹Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary File, Tables PL1,   PL2,  PL3, and PL4.
2State Election Commissioners Office, Registration Totals for General Elections in 1998.
3This is based on the national voter registration rate for blacks in 1996 which was 65.9 percent.
4David A. Bonitis, Black Elected Officals: A Statistical Summary 1993-1997, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, 1998

Special thanks to Stephanie Eisenman the research assistant for the initial phase of this project, and Brian Ford for the subsequent update information