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1992Final results

1992 election for Delaware Senate District 1

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Harris B. McDowell III (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Paul L. Parets (R) by 27.0 points.

Harris B. McDowell IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%8,808
Paul L. ParetsRepublican
36.5%5,066
13,874 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+12.81980D+25.41982D+18.41990D+27.01992D+23.31996D+27.32000

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