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1990Final results

1990 election for Delaware Senate District 9

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Thomas B. Sharp (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating John H. Arnold (R) by 27.1 points.

Thomas B. SharpDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%5,277
John H. ArnoldRepublican
36.5%3,027
8,304 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+20.41974D+17.81978D+16.51982D+27.11990D+12.11996D+16.82002

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