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1996 General Election

November 11, 1996


OFFICIAL RESULTS

375 OF 375 DISTRICTS REPORTING = 100 %
* INCUMBENT

US PRESIDENT - 375 OF 375 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * BILL CLINTON 140355 51.8%
REPUBLICAN BOB DOLE 99062 36.6%
LIBERTARIAN HARRY BROWNE 2052 0.8%
NATURAL LAW PARTY JOHN HAGELIN 274 0.1%
US TAXPAYERS HOWARD PHILLIPS 348 0.1%
UNAFFILIATED ROSS PEROT 28719 10.6%

US SENATOR - 375 OF 375 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR. 165465 60.0%
REPUBLICAN RAYMOND J. CLATWORTHY 105088 38.1%
LIBERTARIAN MARK A. JONES 3340 1.2%
NATURAL LAW PARTY JACQUELINE KOSSOFF 1698 0.7%

US REPRESENTATIVE - 375 OF 375 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT DENNIS E. WILLIAMS 73253 27.5%
REPUBLICAN * MICHAEL N. CASTLE 185576 69.5%
LIBERTARIAN GEORGE A. JURGENSEN 4000 1.5%
NATURAL LAW PARTY ROBERT E. MATTSON 987 0.4%
US TAXPAYERS FELICIA B. JOHNSON 3009 1.1%

GOVERNOR - 375 OF 375 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * THOMAS R. CARPER 188300 69.5%
REPUBLICAN JANET C. RZEWNICKI 82654 30.5%

LT. GOVERNOR - 375 OF 375 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * RUTH ANN MINNER 186567 70.1%
REPUBLICAN SHERMAN N. MILLER 73870 27.8%
LIBERTARIAN DANNY RAY BEAVER 5540 2.1%

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER - 375 OF 375 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT JANICE S. ALMQUIST 108762 42.0%
REPUBLICAN * DONNA LEE H. WILLIAMS 146669 56.7%
NATURAL LAW PARTY ELLEN P. OGDIN 3219 1.3%

1ST SENATORIAL DISTRICT - 25 OF 25 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * HARRIS B. MCDOWELL III 7883 61.6%
REPUBLICAN GARY LINARDUCCI 4908 38.4%

5TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT - 19 OF 19 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
REPUBLICAN * MYRNA L. BAIR 9343 82.4%
LIBERTARIAN CHRISTOPHER J. ROWE 1994 17.6%

7TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT - 18 OF 18 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * PATRICIA M. BLEVINS 8257 60.2%
REPUBLICAN CYNTHIA FUNK 5466 39.8%

8TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT - 20 OF 20 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * DAVID P. SOKOLA 9658 61.4%
REPUBLICAN IRWIN J. BECNEL JR. 6066 38.6%

9TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT - 17 OF 17 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * THOMAS B. SHARP 6969 56.0%
REPUBLICAN JAMES E. FLYNN 5470 44.0%

12TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT - 18 OF 18 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT MATTHEW P. DENN 6632 45.8%
REPUBLICAN * ROBERT T. CONNOR 7860 54.2%

13TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT - 18 OF 18 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * DAVID BRUCE MCBRIDE 9300 100.0%

14TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT - 15 OF 15 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * JAMES T. VAUGHN 8741 63.2%
REPUBLICAN WILMER E. ABBOTT IV 5093 36.8%

15TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT - 14 OF 14 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * NANCY W. COOK 5967 56.1%
REPUBLICAN PAM THORNBURG 4660 43.9%

19TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT - 15 OF 15 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * THURMAN ADAMS JR. 7543 66.3%
REPUBLICAN MICHAEL P. ZEGLEN 3833 33.7%

20TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT - 15 OF 15 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT GEORGE H. BUNTING JR. 9999 56.5%
REPUBLICAN GEORGE B. COLE 7692 43.5%

1ST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 13 OF 13 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * DENNIS P. WILLIAMS 4876 90.3%
LIBERTARIAN J. BURKE MORRISON 522 9.7%

2ND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 13 OF 13 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * AL O. PLANT SR. 3554 90.3%
LIBERTARIAN EUGENE PIERCE 383 9.7%

3RD REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 12 OF 12 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * ARTHUR SCOTT 4108 100.0%

4TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 16 OF 16 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
REPUBLICAN * JOSEPH G. DIPINTO 4536 100.0%

5TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 8 OF 8 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT HELENE M. KEELEY 3326 78.0%
REPUBLICAN MICHAEL A. BROWN SR. 937 22.0%

6TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 11 OF 11 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT WAYNE J. POLLARI 2614 36.9%
REPUBLICAN * DAVID H. ENNIS 4472 63.1%

7TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 10 OF 10 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
REPUBLICAN * WAYNE A. SMITH 4394 86.1%
LIBERTARIAN PEGGY SCHMITT 709 13.9%

8TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 10 OF 10 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * DAVID D. BRADY 4831 86.1%
LIBERTARIAN DAVID A. WOOD 780 13.9%

9TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 8 OF 8 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * OAKLEY M. BANNING JR. 4712 62.3%
REPUBLICAN KEITH E. GRANDSTAFF 2851 37.7%

10TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 9 OF 9 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT JAMES R. HANBY 2362 31.7%
REPUBLICAN * JANE P. MARONEY 5083 68.3%

11TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 11 OF 11 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT MICHAEL J. PAUL 2372 26.9%
REPUBLICAN * PHILIP D. CLOUTIER 6437 73.1%

12TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 12 OF 12 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT BRENDA SMART 3708 41.1%
REPUBLICAN * DEBORAH H. CAPANO 5322 58.9%

13TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 10 OF 10 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * JOHN F. VAN SANT 5485 100.0%

14TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 8 OF 8 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * RICHARD A. DILIBERTO JR. 4524 100.0%

15TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 8 OF 8 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT CHRISTOPHER A. YATES 2536 41.3%
REPUBLICAN * BRUCE C. REYNOLDS 3598 58.7%

16TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 10 OF 10 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * WILLIAM I. HOUGHTON 4313 92.6%
NATURAL LAW PARTY NANCY MATTSON 346 7.4%

17TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 10 OF 10 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
REPUBLICAN * JEFFREY G. MACK 4128 84.2%
LIBERTARIAN RICHARD A. COHEN 772 15.8%

18TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 9 OF 9 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
REPUBLICAN * TERRY R. SPENCE 4551 100.0%

19TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 9 OF 9 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * ROBERT F. GILLIGAN 4117 63.0%
REPUBLICAN MEGAN B. RIZZO 2413 37.0%

20TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 10 OF 10 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
REPUBLICAN * ROGER P. ROY 7059 100.0%

21ST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 9 OF 9 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT WILLIAM A. BAKER SR. 2268 31.7%
REPUBLICAN * PAMELA S. MAIER 4888 68.3%

22ND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 11 OF 11 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT GEORGE C. LITTLE 3838 43.5%
REPUBLICAN * JOSEPH R. PETRILLI 4977 56.5%

23RD REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 9 OF 9 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
REPUBLICAN * TIMOTHY U. BOULDEN 4100 86.8%
LIBERTARIAN ERIC DOERR 623 13.2%

24TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 7 OF 7 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
REPUBLICAN * WILLIAM A. OBERLE JR. 4066 100.0%

25TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 6 OF 6 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT KARL F. KALBACHER 2157 45.1%
REPUBLICAN * STEPHANIE ULBRICH 2631 54.9%

26TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 7 OF 7 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
REPUBLICAN * RICHARD F. DAVIS 3790 82.1%
LIBERTARIAN ANDREW BUCHANAN GREGG 827 17.9%

27TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 8 OF 8 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT BARBARA L. ERSKINE 3938 43.4%
REPUBLICAN * VINCENT A. LOFINK 5143 56.6%

28TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 7 OF 7 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * BRUCE C. ENNIS 3377 61.2%
REPUBLICAN MARK R. PUGH 2059 37.3%
LIBERTARIAN JOHN A. COOPER 85 1.5%

29TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 8 OF 8 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT ELMER L. NEWLIN III 1691 30.3%
REPUBLICAN * CHARLES WELCH 3888 69.7%

30TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 9 OF 9 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
REPUBLICAN * G. ROBERT QUILLEN 4344 91.7%
LIBERTARIAN DANIEL JOHN LAKE 392 8.3%

VOTES
31ST REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT - 8 OF 8 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * JAMES M. BAKER 18453 100.0%

* KEVIN F. KELLEY SR. 2720 100.0%

7TH CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT - 7 OF 7 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT GERARD W. KELLY 2200 87.6%
REPUBLICAN ROBERT OLDER 311 12.4%

8TH CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT - 7 OF 7 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT GERALD L. BRADY 2476 54.1%
REPUBLICAN ALBERTA A. MELLOY 2098 45.9%

CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE - 52 OF 52 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT CHARLES FREEL 14104 29.7%
DEMOCRAT * THEOPALIS K. GREGORY SR. 14460 30.5%
DEMOCRAT SAMUEL GUY 11579 24.4%
REPUBLICAN PAUL T. BARTKOWSKI 7282 15.4%

KENT COUNTY REG OF WILLS - 60 OF 60 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * ROSS W. TRADER 23099 61.1%
REPUBLICAN DAVID L. ANDERSON 14729 38.9%

1ST KC LEVY COURT DISTRICT - 7 OF 7 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT P. BROOKS BANTA 3407 51.2%
REPUBLICAN RODNEY FLETCHER 3247 48.8%

3RD KC LEVY COURT DISTRICT - 10 OF 10 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * MICHAEL P. CEBRICK 3073 53.9%
REPUBLICAN PATRICK H. LYNN JR. 2628 46.1%

5TH KC LEVY COURT DISTRICT - 9 OF 9 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
REPUBLICAN * DONALD A. BLAKEY 4330 100.0%

KENT COUNTY COMPTROLLER - 60 OF 60 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * MARGARET ANN TALLEY 21242 56.1%
REPUBLICAN DAVID S. GEORGE 16603 43.9%

SUSSEX CO REG IN CHANCERY - 50 OF 50 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT DALLAS D. GREEN 23062 46.4%
REPUBLICAN * DAVID L. WILSON 26679 53.6%

1ST SC COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT - 9 OF 9 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT * DALE R. DUKES 6745 100.0%

2ND SC COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT - 11 OF 11 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT FINLEY B. JONES JR. 4558 51.8%
REPUBLICAN S. ALLEN PIKUS 4241 48.2%

3RD SC COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT - 9 OF 9 DISTRICTS REPORTED
PARTY CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGE
DEMOCRAT LYNN J. ROGERS 5263 52.1%
REPUBLICAN RICHARD M. CLENDANIEL JR. 4842 47.9%

Last Updated: Friday, 20-Jul-2007 10:54:13 EDT
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