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Gerald Hocker
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Preceded by
George Bunting
Political party
Republican
Education
University of Delaware
Nationality
American
Role
American Politician
Succeeded by
Ronald E. Gray
Name
Gerald Hocker
Preceded by
Shirley Price
Party
Republican Party
Born
January 9, 1948 (age 76)
Lewes, Delaware (
1948-01-09
)
Residence
Ocean View, Delaware, United States
Alma mater
University of Delaware
Gerald W. Hocker (born January 9, 1948 in Lewes, Delaware) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Delaware Senate since January 8, 2013 representing District 20. Hocker has served in the Delaware General Assembly continuously since 2003, in the Delaware House of Representatives until 2013.
Hocker earned his BS in business administration from the University of Delaware.
Elections
2012 When Democratic Senator George Bunting retired and left the District 20 seat open, Hocker was unopposed for the September 11, 2012 Republican Primary and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 14,290 votes (68.0%) against Democratic nominee Richard Eakle.
2000 Hocker initially challenged incumbent Democratic Senator George Bunting for the Senate District 20 seat, winning the September 9, 2000 Republican Primary with 2,538 votes (77.9%), but lost the November 7, 2000 General election to Bunting.
2002 Challenging incumbent Democratic Representative Shirley Price, Hocker was unopposed for the District 38 September 10, 2002 Republican Primary and won the three-way November 5, 2002 General election by 57 votes with 4,436 votes (49.8%) against Price and Libertarian candidate Donna Layfield Sinnamon.
2004 Hocker and Price were both unopposed for their September 11, 2004 primaries, setting up a rematch; Hocker won the November 2, 2004 General election with 7,653 votes (61.4%) against Price, who lost her third attempt to regain the seat in 2012.
2006 Hocker was unopposed for the September 12, 2006 Republican Primary and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 6,849 votes (72.3%) against Democratic nominee Robert Maddex.
2008 Hocker was unopposed for the September 9, 2008 Republican Primary and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 9,769 votes (72.1%) against Democratic nominee Mary Ryan.
2010 Hocker was unopposed for both the September 17, 2010 Republican Primary and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 9,371 votes.
