1986 general · November 4, 1986

1986 Delaware House of Representatives election results, district by district

Every Delaware House of Representatives district in the 1986 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.

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Seats after the election

Republicans controlled the chamber · 41 seats

After the electionD 19 · R 22
Races41
Changed party4
Unopposed34%14 races
Incumbents defeated3

Every district

D 19 · R 22

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
HD-1Orlando J. George (D)Unopposed
HD-2Al O. Plant (D)Unopposed
HD-3James H. Sills Jr. (D)Unopposed
HD-4Joseph G. Dipinto (R)20.0
HD-5Casimir Jonkiert (D)Unopposed
HD-6David H. Ennis (R)Unopposed
HD-7Gwynne P. Smith (R)92.0
HD-8David D. Brady (D)26.6
HD-9Charles L. Hebner (R)39.6
HD-10Jane Maroney (R)44.1
HD-11Mary Beth T. Boykin (R)Unopposed
HD-12Philip J. Corrozi (R)Unopposed
HD-13John F. Vansant (D)37.9
HD-14John A. Campanelli (D)Unopposed
HD-15Rodney Dixon (D)1.4FlippedIncumbent lost
HD-16William I. Houghton (D)Unopposed
HD-17Jeffrey G. Mack (R)44.0
HD-18Terry Spence (R)54.4
HD-19Robert F. Gilligan (D)51.8
HD-20Roger P. Roy (R)52.6
HD-21Steven C. Taylor (R)3.5
HD-22Joseph R. Petrilli (R)94.9
HD-23Ada Leigh Soles (D)86.9
HD-24William A. Oberle Jr. (R)52.0
HD-25Steven H. Amick (R)6.2FlippedIncumbent lost
HD-26Richard Davis (R)2.7
HD-27Katharine M. Jester (D)43.4
HD-28Bruce C. Ennis (D)Unopposed
HD-29Donald M. Clark (D)Unopposed
HD-30George R. Quillen (R)Unopposed
HD-31E. Stuart Outten (D)Unopposed
HD-32Edward J. Bennett (D)20.7
HD-33Wallace Caulk Jr. (R)31.6
HD-34Gerald A. Buckworth (R)10.0
HD-35B. Bradford Barnes Jr. (R)15.7
HD-36V. George Carey (R)36.7
HD-37Jay D. Wingate (D)2.4
HD-38George H. Bunting Jr. (D)7.3FlippedIncumbent lost
HD-39Tina Fallon (R)Unopposed
HD-40Clifford G. Lee (R)1.7Flipped
HD-41Charles P. West (D)19.1

Delaware House of Representatives

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner