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1990 election for Delaware Senate District 8

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Dave Sokola (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Frank P. Marx (R) by 2.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Dave SokolaDemocrat · winner
51.4%6,738
Frank P. MarxRepublican
48.6%6,367
13,105 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

EvenR+24.21980R+24.11982R+0.61986D+2.81990D+21.41992D+22.81996

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