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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Delaware House District 15

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Rodney Dixon (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Bruce C. Reynolds (R) by 1.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Rodney DixonDemocrat · winner
50.7%1,585
Bruce C. ReynoldsRepublican · incumbent
49.3%1,542
3,127 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+62.21978D+15.51982R+1.01984D+1.41986R+6.71988R+21.11990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET