2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Delaware House District 27
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
Earl G. Jaques Jr. (D) won with 48.7% of the vote, defeating Vincent A. Lofink (R) by 0.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Earl G. Jaques Jr.Democrat · winner
48.7%4,708
Vincent A. LofinkRepublican · incumbent
48.2%4,662
James L. SpencerIndependent
3.0%293
9,663 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET