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1996Final results

1996 election for Delaware House District 9

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Oakley M. Banning Jr. (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Keith E. Grandstaff (R) by 24.6 points.

Oakley M. Banning Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
62.3%4,712
37.7%2,851
7,563 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+24.71988R+9.41990D+35.81992D+24.61996R+1.32000R+28.72004

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