2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Delaware House District 38
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
Gerald Hocker (R) won with 49.8% of the vote, defeating Shirley A. Price (D) by 0.6 points.
Gerald HockerRepublican · winner
49.8%4,436
Shirley A. PriceDemocrat · incumbent
49.1%4,379
Donna Layfield SinnamonIndependent
1.1%97
8,912 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Gerald Hocker (R)Shirley A. Price (D)
Also on the ballot: Donna Layfield Sinnamon (Independent), 1.1%