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1972Final results

1972 election for Delaware House District 36

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Lewis B. Harrington (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Virginia L. Clendaniel (R) by 21.5 points.

Lewis B. HarringtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.7%3,343
39.3%2,161
5,504 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+21.51972R+9.21976R+24.11978D+3.31982R+4.11984R+36.71986

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