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1972Final results

1972 election for Delaware Senate District 7

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Reynolds Dupont (R) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating John C. Thomas (D) by 40.9 points.

Reynolds DupontRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.4%9,938
29.6%4,172
14,110 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+7.11982R+1.11986D+3.71990D+40.51992D+20.31996D+35.82000

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