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1996Final results

1996 election for Delaware Senate District 14

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

James T. Vaughn (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Wilmer E. Abbott IV (R) by 26.4 points.

James T. VaughnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.2%8,741
36.8%5,093
13,834 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+19.31978D+12.91982D+25.81990D+26.41996D+19.62002D+24.72006

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