1970Final results
1970 election for Delaware Senate District 10
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Melvin A. Slawik (D) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Jean Merrill (R) by 40.5 points.
Melvin A. SlawikDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.2%5,746
Jean MerrillRepublican
29.8%2,435
8,181 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