1970Final results

1970 election for Delaware Senate District 16

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

George A. Robbins (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Glenn Richter (R) by 24.5 points.

George A. RobbinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%2,959
Glenn RichterRepublican
37.8%1,796
4,755 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+34.71972D+23.61976D+35.21982D+7.61984D+24.91988R+10.11994

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