1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Delaware Senate District 9
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Thomas B. Sharp (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Anthony L. Pacelli (R) by 20.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thomas B. SharpDemocrat · winner
60.2%4,256
Anthony L. PacelliRepublican
39.8%2,816
7,072 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET