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1972Final results

1972 election for Delaware House District 15

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Phillip W. Orth (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Benjamin Quill (R) by 31.9 points.

Phillip W. OrthDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%3,540
Benjamin QuillRepublican
34.1%1,828
5,368 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenD+31.91972D+42.71974D+38.41976D+62.21978D+15.51982R+1.01984

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