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1996Final results

1996 election for Delaware House District 12

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Deborah D. Hudson (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Brenda Smart (D) by 17.9 points.

Deborah D. HudsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.9%5,322
Brenda SmartDemocrat
41.1%3,708
9,030 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+36.51990R+14.11992R+28.01994R+17.91996R+30.42004R+29.42006

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