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1972Final results

1972 election for Delaware House District 9

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Clarice U. Heckert (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating John E. Shuey (D) by 9.1 points.

Clarice U. HeckertRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.5%2,875
45.5%2,397
5,272 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+9.11972R+22.61974R+33.81976R+32.21978R+25.51982R+35.91984

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