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1970 election for Delaware House District 35

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Howard A. Clendaniel (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Paul R. Reed (R) by 10.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Howard A. ClendanielDemocrat · winner
55.3%2,209
Paul R. ReedRepublican
44.7%1,788
3,997 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

EvenD+38.81972D+37.71974D+34.41976D+0.71980R+9.71982R+15.71986

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