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1972Final results

1972 election for Delaware House District 23

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Robert S. Powell (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Bill Keim (D) by 12.0 points.

Robert S. PowellRepublican · winner
56.0%3,354
Bill KeimDemocrat
44.0%2,635
5,989 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

EvenR+12.01972R+13.01974R+19.21976R+6.21978R+3.11980D+29.11982

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