Harris McDowell III

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Harris McDowell III
Member of the Delaware Senate
from the 1st district
In office
November 3, 1976 – November 4, 2020
Preceded byMike Castle
Succeeded bySarah McBride
Personal details
Born (1940-03-15) March 15, 1940 (age 84)
Middletown, Delaware, US
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceWilmington, Delaware
Alma materUniversity of Delaware
Georgetown University
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Marine Corps
Years of service1960–1966

Harris Brown McDowell III[1] (born March 15, 1940) is a retired American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Delaware Senate from 1977 to 2021, representing the 1st district.[2] He attended the University of Delaware and Georgetown University, and is the son of former Delaware congressman Harris McDowell.

Electoral history[edit]

  • 1976: When Republican Senator Michael Castle left the House District 1 seat open, McDowell won the 1976 Democratic Primary and won the November 2, 1976 General election with 5,806 votes (52.2%) against Republican nominee Kermit Justice.[3]
  • 1980: McDowell won the 1980 Democratic Primary and won the November 4, 1980 General election with 6,354 votes (56.4%) against Republican nominee Sandra Kaufmann.[4]
  • 1982: McDowell won the 1982 Democratic Primary and won the three-way November 2, 1982 General election with 7,239 votes (62.5%) against Republican nominee Richard Bugbee and Libertarian candidate Susan Bissell.[5]
  • 1986: McDowell was unopposed for both the September 6, 1986 Democratic Primary and the November 4, 1986 General election, winning with 5,946 votes.[6]
  • 1990: McDowell won the 1992 Democratic Primary and won the November 6, 1990 General election with 5,467 votes (59.2%) against Republican nominee Paul Parets.[7]
  • 1992: McDowell and Parets were both unopposed for their September 12, 1992 primaries, setting up a rematch; McDowell won the November 3, 1992 General election with 8,808 votes (63.5%) against Parets.[8]
  • 1996: McDowell won the September 7, 1996 Democratic Primary with 2,368 votes (66.2%) against Thornton Carroll,[9] and won the November 5, 1996 General election with 7,883 votes (61.6%) against Republican nominee Gary Linarducci.[10]
  • 2000: McDowell was unopposed for the September 9, 2000 Democratic Primary and won the November 7, 2000 General election with 8,970 votes (63.6%) against Republican nominee Lee Murphy.[11]
  • 2002: McDowell won the September 10, 2002 Democratic Primary with 1,388 votes (63.7%),[12] again against his 1996 challenger Thornton Carroll. Lee Murphy was unopposed for his primary, setting up a rematch; McDowell won the November 5, 2002 General election with 7,646 votes (64.1%) against Murphy.[13]
  • 2006: McDowell won the four-way September 12, 2006 Democratic Primary with 1,477 votes (49.5%) against a field that included Charles Potter, Jr. and Thornton Carroll, his challenger from 1996 and 2002.[14] McDowell won the three-way November 7, 2006 General election with 8,300 votes (64.6%) against Republican nominee Gregory Chambers and Independent candidate Tyler Nixon.[15]
  • 2010: McDowell was unopposed for both the September 17, 2010 Democratic Primary and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 11,862 votes.[16]
  • 2012: McDowell won the three-way September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary with 2,342 votes (52.2%) against former state Representative David Brady and another challenger.[17] McDowell won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 15,155 votes (85.3%) against Independent candidate Robert Clark and Libertarian candidate Brian Lintz.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Senator Harris B. McDowell III". Dover, Delaware: Delaware General Assembly. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  2. ^ "Harris B. McDowell III's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  3. ^ "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1976" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 2, 1976. p. 4. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  4. ^ "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1980" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 4, 1980. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1982" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 2, 1982. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  6. ^ "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1986" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 4, 1986. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  7. ^ "State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1990" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 1990. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  8. ^ "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 15, 2013.
  9. ^ "1996 Election Results" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 5, 1996. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  10. ^ "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 15, 2013.
  11. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2000. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  12. ^ "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 7, 2002. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  13. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 5, 2002. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  14. ^ "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 12, 2006. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  15. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  16. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 2, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  17. ^ "State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. September 11, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  18. ^ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". Dover, Delaware: Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

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