1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1970 election for Delaware House District 1
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
Kermit H. Justice (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Francis J. Schneider Jr. (D) by 1.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kermit H. JusticeRepublican · winner
50.7%2,354
Francis J. Schneider Jr.Democrat
49.3%2,286
4,640 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET