1972Final results
1972 election for Delaware Senate District 8
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Margaret R. Manning (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Alice Walker (D) by 15.0 points.
Margaret R. ManningRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%6,723
Alice WalkerDemocrat
42.5%4,967
11,690 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