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1972Final results

1972 election for Delaware Senate District 12

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Calvin R. McCullough (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Guenter Schwab (R) by 24.0 points.

Calvin R. McCulloughDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%5,951
Guenter SchwabRepublican
38.0%3,647
9,598 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+24.01972D+9.71976R+29.11980R+19.91990R+25.21992R+8.51996

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