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Harris McDowell

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Harris McDowell
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Delaware State Senate District 1
Successor: Sarah McBride
Personal
Profession
Self-Employed

Harris McDowell (Democratic Party) was a member of the Delaware State Senate, representing District 1. McDowell assumed office in 1976. McDowell left office on November 3, 2020.

McDowell (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Delaware State Senate to represent District 1. McDowell won in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Biography

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McDowell graduated from the University of Delaware and Georgetown University.

Committee assignments

2019-2020

McDowell was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Delaware committee assignments, 2017
• Agriculture
• Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy, Chair
• Executive
• Finance, Chair
• Joint Finance, Co-chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McDowell served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, McDowell served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, McDowell served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, McDowell served on these committees:[1]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2020

See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2020

Harris McDowell did not file to run for re-election.[2]

2016

See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Delaware State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was July 12, 2016.

Incumbent Harris McDowell defeated James Spadola in the Delaware State Senate District 1 general election.[3][4]

Delaware State Senate, District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Harris McDowell Incumbent 56.32% 11,858
     Republican James Spadola 43.68% 9,195
Total Votes 21,053
Source: Delaware Department of Elections


Incumbent Harris McDowell defeated Joseph McCole in the Delaware State Senate District 1 Democratic primary.[5][6][3]

Delaware State Senate, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Harris McDowell Incumbent 70.83% 3,876
     Democratic Joseph McCole 29.17% 1,596
Total Votes 5,472


James Spadola ran unopposed in the Delaware State Senate District 1 Republican primary.[5][6][3]

Delaware State Senate, District 1 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png James Spadola  (unopposed)

2012

See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2012

McDowell ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Delaware State Senate District 1. McDowell defeated James Martin and David Brady in the Democratic primary on September 11, 2012 and defeated Bryan Lintz and Robert Clark in the general election on November 6, 2012.[7][8]

Delaware State Senate, District 1, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHarris McDowell Incumbent 85.3% 15,155
     Independent Robert Clark 11.6% 2,054
     Libertarian Brian Lintz 3.1% 555
Total Votes 17,764
Delaware State Senate, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngHarris McDowell Incumbent 52.2% 2,342
David D. Brady 36% 1,613
James Martin 11.8% 528
Total Votes 4,483

2010

See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2010

McDowell won re-election to the 1st District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the primary or the November 2, 2010, general election.[9]

Delaware State Senate District 1 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngHarris McDowell Incumbent 100% 11,862
Total Votes 11,862

2006

On November 7, 2006, McDowell won re-election to the Delaware State Senate from Delaware's 1st Senate District. McDowell defeated Gregory Chambers (R) and Tyler Nixon (Independent Party of Delaware). McDowell received 8,300 votes, Chambers received 3,752 votes, and Nixon received 799 votes.[10] McDowell raised $93,948 for his campaign, and his opponents raised the following amounts: Chambers ($41,202) and Nixon ($6,005).[11]

Delaware State Senate, District 1 (2006)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Harris McDowell (D) 8,300 64.6%
Gregory Chambers (R) 3,752 29.2%
Tyler Nixon (I) 799 6.2%

Campaign finance summary

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Harris McDowell campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016Delaware State Senate, District 1Won $98,950 N/A**
2012Delaware State Senate, District 1Won $45,755 N/A**
2010Delaware State Senate, District 1Won $13,619 N/A**
2006Delaware State Senate, District 1Won $93,948 N/A**
Grand total$252,272 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2020

In 2020, the Delaware State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 30.


2019


2018


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013

Personal

Harris and his wife, Sunee, live in Wilmington, Delaware.

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Delaware Senate, "Committee Assignments," accessed March 20, 2014
  2. ↑ Delaware Business Times, "Sen. Harris McDowell to retire after 44 years," July 1, 2019
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Delaware.gov, "General election candidates," accessed September 27, 2016 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "glist16" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "glist16" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ Delaware Department of Elections, "General Election (Official Results)," accessed November 23, 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Delaware.gov, "Primary election candidates," accessed July 13, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Delaware Department of Elections, Primary Election (Official Returns)," accessed September 22, 2016
  7. ↑ Delaware Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed July 13, 2012
  8. ↑ Delaware Department of Elections, "Official Primary Results," accessed March 20, 2014
  9. ↑ Delaware Elections Division, "Official 2010 Election results," accessed March 20, 2014
  10. ↑ Delaware Elections Division, "Official 2006 Election results," accessed March 20, 2014
  11. ↑ Follow The Money, "Campaign contributions," accessed March 20, 2014
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