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2008 election for Delaware House District 18

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Michael A. Barbieri (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Terry Spence (R) by 4.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Michael A. BarbieriDemocrat · winner
52.0%4,164
Terry SpenceRepublican · incumbent
48.0%3,845
8,009 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+42.81994R+16.42000R+12.42006D+4.02008D+5.92010D+43.02022

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