1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 Delaware State Senate election results, district by district
Every Delaware State Senate district in the 1996 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 21 seats
After the electionD 12 · R 9
Races11
Changed party0
Unopposed9%1 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 9 · R 2
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Harris B. McDowell III (D) | 23.3 | |
| SD-5 | Myrna Bair (R) | 64.8 | |
| SD-7 | Patricia M. Blevins (D) | 20.3 | |
| SD-8 | Dave Sokola (D) | 22.8 | |
| SD-9 | Thomas B. Sharp (D) | 12.1 | |
| SD-12 | Robert T. Connor (R) | 8.5 | |
| SD-13 | David B. McBride (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | James T. Vaughn (D) | 26.4 | |
| SD-15 | Nancy Cook (D) | 12.3 | |
| SD-19 | Thurman Adams Jr. (D) | 32.6 | |
| SD-20 | George H. Bunting Jr. (D) | 13.0 |
Delaware State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner