1972Final results
1972 election for Delaware Senate District 9
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
George Jarvis (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas Ryan (D) by 13.7 points.
George JarvisRepublican · winner
56.8%6,456
Thomas RyanDemocrat
43.2%4,902
11,358 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