1978Final results
1978 election for Delaware Senate District 9
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Thomas B. Sharp (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Henry Oboryshko (R) by 17.8 points.
Thomas B. SharpDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.9%4,296
Henry OboryshkoRepublican
41.1%2,999
7,295 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET