1970Final results
1970 election for Delaware House District 8
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
Herbert A. Lesher (R) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating George M. Powell (D) by 25.7 points.
Herbert A. LesherRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.8%2,960
George M. PowellDemocrat
37.2%1,751
4,711 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