1968Final results
1968 election for Delaware Senate District 8
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Anthony J. Cicione (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Leon J. Backer (D) by 8.6 points.
Anthony J. CicioneRepublican · winner
54.3%5,910
Leon J. BackerDemocrat
45.7%4,973
10,883 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 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET