1972Final results

1972 election for Delaware Senate District 4

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Robert J. Berndt (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Joann Hines (D) by 20.9 points.

Robert J. BerndtRepublican · winner
60.5%7,807
Joann HinesDemocrat
39.5%5,104
12,911 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

EvenR+20.91972R+36.11978R+31.11988R+13.91992R+28.21994R+17.91998

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