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2008Final results

2008 election for Delaware House District 38

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Gerald Hocker (R) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Mary K. Ryan (D) by 44.2 points.

Gerald HockerRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.1%9,769
Mary K. RyanDemocrat
27.9%3,784
13,553 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+0.62002R+22.92004R+44.62006R+44.22008R+22.22012R+31.52018

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