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1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for Delaware House District 38

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Richard Cordrey (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating George Edward Gray (R) by 21.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Richard CordreyDemocrat · winner
60.6%3,212
George Edward GrayRepublican · incumbent
39.4%2,090
5,302 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+30.71972D+32.91974D+13.91976D+10.31978R+2.71980D+1.01982

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