1988Final results
1988 election for Delaware Senate District 18
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Ruth Ann Minner (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas D. Barnett (R) by 39.2 points.
Ruth Ann MinnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%8,224
Thomas D. BarnettRepublican
30.2%3,579
Terry L. EnglishLibertarian
0.4%48
11,851 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET