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2006Final results

2006 election for Delaware House District 39

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Danny Short (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Sternberg (D) by 37.2 points.

Danny ShortRepublican · winner
68.6%3,370
31.4%1,543
4,913 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+34.42000R+33.92002R+16.52004R+37.22006R+37.62008R+41.02022

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