1998Final results
1998 election for Delaware House District 16
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
William I. Houghton (D) won with 91.2% of the vote, defeating Ralph E. Durham (Lib) by 85.5 points.
William I. HoughtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
91.2%2,596
Ralph E. DurhamLibertarian
5.7%162
Nancy L. MattsonNatural Law
3.2%90
2,848 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET