1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for Delaware House District 17
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
Michael Mulrooney (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Douglas J. Salter (R) by 7.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Michael MulrooneyDemocrat · winner
53.5%2,418
Douglas J. SalterRepublican
46.5%2,100
4,518 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