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2012Final results

2012 election for Delaware Senate District 19

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Brian Pettyjohn (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Jane E. Hovington (D) by 19.6 points.

Brian PettyjohnRepublican · winner
59.8%9,817
40.2%6,605
16,422 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+28.21978D+42.61986D+35.01990D+32.61996D+27.32002R+19.62012

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