2008Final results
2008 election for Delaware House District 39
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
Danny Short (R) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Jerry L. Semper (D) by 37.6 points.
Danny ShortRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.8%5,185
Jerry L. SemperDemocrat
31.2%2,352
7,537 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