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1996Final results

1996 election for Delaware House District 19

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Robert F. Gilligan (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Megan B. Rizzo (R) by 26.1 points.

Robert F. GilliganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%4,117
Megan B. RizzoRepublican
37.0%2,413
6,530 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+14.61980D+93.71984D+51.81986D+26.11996D+48.21998D+57.52008

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