1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Delaware House District 26
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
John Viola (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Richard Davis (R) by 2.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John ViolaDemocrat · winner
51.3%1,897
Richard DavisRepublican · incumbent
48.7%1,802
3,699 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