Gerald Hocker

Gerald W. Hocker (born January 9, 1948) is an American politician who has been a Republican member of the Delaware Senate for the 20th district since 2013. Hocker previously served in the Delaware House of Representatives from 2003 to 2013. He earned a BS in business administration from the University of Delaware.Hocker was chosen as the Senate minority leader in the 150th Delaware General Assembly.

• In 2000, Hocker ran against incumbent Democratic Senator George Bunting for the Senate District 20 seat. He won the Republican primary, but lost the general election to Bunting.
• In 2002, Hocker ran against incumbent Democratic Representative Shirley Price for the House District 38 seat. He was unopposed in the Republican primary and won the three-way general election by 57 votes with 4,436 votes total (49.8%) against Price and Libertarian candidate Donna Layfield Sinnamon.
• In 2004, Hocker was challenged by Price for a rematch and won the general election with 7,653 votes (61.4%) against Price.
• In 2006, Hocker won the general election with 6,849 votes (72.3%) against Democratic nominee Robert Maddex.
• In 2008, Hocker won the general election with 9,769 votes (72.1%) against Democratic nominee Mary Ryan.
• In 2010, Hocker was unopposed in the general election, winning 9,371 votes.
• In 2012, Hocker ran for the Senate District 20 seat left open by the retirement of Democrat George Bunting. Hocker was unopposed for Republican primary and won the general election with 14,290 votes (68.0%) against Democratic nominee Richard Eakle.
• In 2016, Hocker won the general election with 17,908 votes (72.4%) against Democratic nominee Perry J. Mitchell.