Delaware will hold a special election on Saturday, November 3, to fill a vacancy in the 14th State Senate district. Delaware parties nominate by convention, in the case of special elections. On October 6, the Independent Party nominated Joanne Christian. She has also been chosen by the Republican Party a few days earlier, so she will appear as the nominee of both parties. The Democratic nominee is State Representative Bruce Ennis.

The vacancy exists because incumbent Democratic Senator James Vaughn is retiring in the middle of his term. He was re-elected in November 2006 with 59.1% of the vote, but he has been too ill to attend the 2007 session. He is 82 and has been a State Senator for 27 years.