1972Final results
1972 election for Delaware Senate District 1
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Michael N. Castle (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating John T. Ogden (D) by 20.7 points.
Michael N. CastleRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%7,337
John T. OgdenDemocrat
39.6%4,819
12,156 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET