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2002Final results

2002 election for Delaware Senate District 9

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Karen E. Peterson (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Kevin L. Wilkes (R) by 16.8 points.

Karen E. PetersonDemocrat · winner
58.4%5,783
Kevin L. WilkesRepublican
41.6%4,118
9,901 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

EvenD+16.51982D+27.11990D+12.11996D+16.82002D+42.92010D+34.12020

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET