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1988Final results

1988 election for Delaware House District 37

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

John R. Shroeder (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Lawson (R) by 2.0 points.

John R. ShroederDemocrat · winner
50.9%4,275
48.8%4,103
David O. BaynardLibertarian
0.3%25
8,403 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+17.51982D+22.01984D+2.41986D+2.01988D+22.21992D+16.71996

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

The candidates

John R. Shroeder (D)Robert L. Lawson (R)

Also on the ballot: David O. Baynard (Libertarian), 0.3%