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1996Final results

1996 election for Delaware Senate District 5

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Myrna Bair (R) won with 82.4% of the vote, defeating Christopher J. Rowe (Lib) by 64.8 points.

Myrna BairRepublican · winner · incumbent
82.4%9,343
17.6%1,994
11,337 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+18.31978R+21.91982R+19.51992R+4.32000R+5.22006R+9.92010

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