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1986Final results

1986 election for Delaware Senate District 20

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Richard Cordrey (D) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Kathleen H. Howard (R) by 28.7 points.

Richard CordreyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.4%7,234
35.6%4,004
11,238 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+28.71986D+13.01996D+12.42000D+21.22002R+35.92012R+44.82016

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