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1998 Delaware Senate election

← 1996 3 November 1998 2000 →
10 out of 21 seats in the Delaware Senate 11 seats needed for a majority

The 1998 Delaware Senate election was held on 3 November 1998, to determine which party would control the Delaware Senate for the following two years in the 140th Delaware General Assembly. Ten out of the 21 seats in the Delaware Senate were up for election and the primary was held on 12 September 1998. Prior to the election, 12 seats were held by Democrats and 9 seats were held by Republicans. The general election saw Democrats expanding their majority in the State Senate by a single seat.^[1]

Retirements

Republicans

1. District 4: Richard A. Hauge retired.

Defeated incumbents

Republicans

1. District 11: Donna Reed lost re-election to Anthony J. DeLuca.

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 11, 3.84% (gain)
2. District 16, 5.18%
3. District 18, 6.26% (gain)

Results

References