1972Final results
1972 election for Delaware Senate District 17
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Jacob Zimmerman (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating William J. Storey (R) by 19.7 points.
Jacob ZimmermanDemocrat · winner
59.8%5,797
William J. StoreyRepublican
40.2%3,889
9,686 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