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1986Final results

1986 election for Delaware House District 36

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

V. George Carey (R) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Mabel F. Givens (D) by 36.7 points.

V. George CareyRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.3%2,997
31.7%1,389
4,386 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+24.11978D+3.31982R+4.11984R+36.71986R+17.41988R+30.41990

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