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1990Final results

1990 election for Delaware Senate District 1

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Harris B. McDowell III (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Paul L. Parets (R) by 18.4 points.

Harris B. McDowell IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.2%5,467
Paul L. ParetsRepublican
40.8%3,769
9,236 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenD+4.51976D+12.81980D+25.41982D+18.41990D+27.01992D+23.31996

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