1986Final results
1986 election for Delaware House District 37
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
Jay D. Wingate (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Lawson (R) by 2.4 points.
Jay D. WingateDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.2%3,017
Robert L. LawsonRepublican
48.8%2,873
5,890 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET