1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Delaware election results
Every race on Delaware's ballot in the 1988 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races55
Changed party4
Unopposed42%23 races
Incumbents defeated3
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | George H.w. Bush (R) | 12.4 |
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | William Roth (R) | 24.1 |
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | Michael Castle (R) | 41.5 |
U.S. House
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE-AL | Thomas R. Carper (D) | 35.0 |
Delaware State Senate
D 6 · R 4 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Herman M. Holloway Sr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Robert I. Marshall (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | Richard A. Hauge (R) | 31.1 | |
| SD-6 | Andrew G. Knox (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | James P. Neal (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Roger Martin (D) | 2.7 | |
| SD-16 | William C. Torbert (D) | 24.9 | |
| SD-17 | John C. Still III (R) | 2.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-18 | Ruth Ann Minner (D) | 39.2 | |
| SD-21 | Robert L. Venables Sr. (D) | 0.9 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
Delaware House of Representatives
D 19 · R 22 · 2 changed party
Delaware
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab