1972Final results
1972 election for Delaware Senate District 21
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
David H. Elliott (R) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Allen (D) by 39.1 points.
David H. ElliottRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.5%7,366
Robert W. AllenDemocrat
30.5%3,228
10,594 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