1970Final results
1970 election for Delaware Senate District 4
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Dean C. Steele (R) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Lawrence J. Nicholson (D) by 36.2 points.
Dean C. SteeleRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.7%7,829
Lawrence J. NicholsonDemocrat
31.5%3,647
Leroy B. JonesOther party
0.8%92
11,568 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