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1996Final results

1996 election for Delaware House District 7

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Wayne A. Smith (R) won with 86.1% of the vote, defeating Peggy Schmitt (Lib) by 72.2 points.

Wayne A. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
86.1%4,394
Peggy SchmittLibertarian
13.9%709
5,103 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+23.41980R+49.61988R+30.91990R+45.81994R+5.02002R+21.92004

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