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2008Final results

2008 election for Delaware House District 25

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

John Kowalko Jr. (D) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating James Gates (R) by 46.8 points.

John Kowalko Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
73.4%5,008
James GatesRepublican
26.6%1,816
6,824 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+20.52002R+16.62004D+4.02006D+46.82008D+31.12010D+37.12016

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