1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Delaware House District 38
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
George H. Bunting Jr. (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Charles W. Steele (R) by 7.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
George H. Bunting Jr.Democrat · winner
53.7%3,001
Charles W. SteeleRepublican · incumbent
46.3%2,592
5,593 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