The person to fill his shoes in the Assembly is likely to be a Democrat, thanks to
a major voter enrollment advantage.
Not exact matches
Based on past election results,
enrollment figures, and fundraising totals, it's safe to assume that, barring any unexpected retirements, arrests or other
major surprises, 23 seats currently controlled by Democrats, 21 seats controlled by Republicans and each of the five districts held by the IDC will return members of the same party that
voters selected in 2014:
Senate Democrats believe an independent redistricting process gives them a
major advantage in reclaiming control of the upper chamber, given their large
voter enrollment in the state.
The district stretches from Freeport to Seaford, and for much of Denenberg's tenure,
voter enrollment was closely split between
major parties.
While Republican's hold an
enrollment advantage in the district, they do not represent a plurality, which means independent
voters will play a
major factor.
While Democrats have the largest party
enrollment with 32,463 registered
voters to the Republicans» 26,128
voters, there are 31,469 unaffiliated
voters the two
major parties attempt to attract through the minor party lines.
In addition, Republicans, who two years ago held a 7,300 edge in
voter enrollment in the 6th Senate District, now trail Democrats 78,278 - 75,426 - a nearly 10,000 vote swing - a
major change for Mejias, who has had to run in a heavily GOP county legislative district.