1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Delaware Senate District 20
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Richard Cordrey (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Hickman Jr. (R) by 0.6 points.
Richard CordreyDemocrat · winner
50.3%5,788
Thomas E. Hickman Jr.Republican · incumbent
49.7%5,715
11,503 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