2008Final results
2008 election for Delaware Senate District 16
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Colin R. J. Bonini (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Harold E. Stafford (D) by 12.8 points.
Colin R. J. BoniniRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.4%11,156
Harold E. StaffordDemocrat
43.6%8,629
19,785 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