F. Gary Simpson

{{short description|American politician from Delaware}} {{Other people|Gary Simpson}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Gary Simpson | image = Gary Simpson 2012.jpg | caption = Simpson in 2012 | office = Minority Leader of the Delaware Senate | term_start = January 8, 2009 | term_end = January 8, 2019 | predecessor = Charlie Copeland | successor = Gerald Hocker | state_senate1 = Delaware | state1 = Delaware | district1 = 18th | term_start1 = November 4, 1998 | term_end1 = November 7, 2018 | predecessor1 = Robert Voshell | successor1 = David Wilson | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | alma_mater = University of Delaware (BS, MS) }} '''F. Gary Simpson'''<ref name="DL">{{cite web |url= https://legis.delaware.gov/legislature.nsf/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/17103dfffbf663de852569d8005369fc |title= Senator F. Gary Simpson |publisher= Delaware General Assembly |location= Dover, Delaware |access-date= November 14, 2013}}</ref> is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the Delaware Senate from 1998 to 2018.<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/17274 |title= Gary Simpson's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= November 14, 2013}}</ref> Simpson earned his BS and MS at the University of Delaware.

==Electoral history== *In 1998, Simpson won the general election with 6,458 votes (53.1%) against Democratic nominee Gary Downes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect98/elect98_general/elect98_general_office.shtml |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 3, 1998 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |location= Dover, Delaware |accessdate= November 14, 2013 |archive-date= May 12, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130512041100/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect98/elect98_general/elect98_general_office.shtml |url-status= dead }}</ref> *In 2002, Simpson won the general election with 8,875 votes 57.4%) against Democratic nominee John Burton.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect02/elect02_general/elect02_office.shtml |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 5, 2002 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |location= Dover, Delaware |accessdate= November 14, 2013 |archive-date= November 12, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131112192209/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect02/elect02_general/elect02_office.shtml |url-status= dead }}</ref> *In 2004, Simpson won the general election with 14,392 votes (63.3%) against Democratic nominee F. Thomas Savage.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect04/elect04_general/elect04_general_office.shtml |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 2, 2004 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |location= Dover, Delaware |accessdate= November 13, 2013 |archive-date= November 28, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181128160148/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect04/elect04_general/elect04_general_office.shtml |url-status= dead }}</ref> *In 2008, Simpson faced Democrat Gary Downes in a rematch of their 1998 contest, and Simpson won with 14,596 votes (55.1%) against Downes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect08/elect08_general_election/html/elect08_gen_office.shtml |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 4, 2008 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |location= Dover, Delaware |accessdate= November 14, 2013 |archive-date= May 28, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190528144158/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect08/elect08_general_election/html/elect08_gen_office.shtml |url-status= dead }}</ref> *In 2012, Simpson won the Republican primary with 1,515 votes (68.0%)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect12/elect12_Primary/html/election.shtml |title= State of Delaware Primary Election Official Results |date= September 11, 2012 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |location= Dover, Delaware |accessdate= November 14, 2013 |archive-date= November 6, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201106172641/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect12/elect12_Primary/html/election.shtml |url-status= dead }}</ref> and was unopposed for the general election, winning 13,198 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect12/elect12_general/html/election.shtml |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 6, 2012 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |location= Dover, Delaware |accessdate= November 14, 2013 |archive-date= November 3, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131103114518/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect12/elect12_general/html/election.shtml |url-status= dead }}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://legis.delaware.gov/legislature.nsf/7f4f680c99e8e0d1852569c10055e9d4/17103dfffbf663de852569d8005369fc Official page] at the Delaware General Assembly * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=17274 | fec= | congress= }}

{{s-start}} {{s-par|us-de-sen}} {{s-bef|before=Robert Voshell}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the Delaware Senate <br/> from the 18th district|years=1998–2018}} {{s-aft|after=David Wilson}} |- {{s-bef|before=Charlie Copeland}} {{s-ttl|title=Minority Leader of the Delaware Senate|years=2009–2019}} {{s-aft|after=Gerald Hocker}} {{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, F. Gary}} Category:Republican Party Delaware state senators Category:Living people Category:People from Milford, Delaware Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:University of Delaware alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century members of the Delaware General Assembly

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