1996Final results
1996 election for Delaware Senate District 9
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Thomas B. Sharp (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating James E. Flynn (R) by 12.1 points.
Thomas B. SharpDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%6,969
James E. FlynnRepublican
44.0%5,470
12,439 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET