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1996Final results

1996 election for Delaware House District 29

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Charles W. Welch (R) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Elmer L. Newlin III (D) by 39.4 points.

Charles W. WelchRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.7%3,888
30.3%1,691
5,579 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

EvenD+42.31988D+31.41992R+15.31994R+39.41996R+12.12000R+42.42002

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