1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Delaware State Senate election results, district by district
Every Delaware State Senate district in the 1988 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 21 seats
After the electionD 13 · R 8
Races10
Changed party2
Unopposed40%4 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 6 · R 4
| 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 State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner