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1986Final results

1986 election for Delaware House District 27

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Katharine M. Jester (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Lawrence R. Valencourt (R) by 43.4 points.

Katharine M. JesterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.7%3,052
28.3%1,204
4,256 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

EvenR+50.31980D+29.21982D+24.81984D+43.41986D+2.91988R+0.41990

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