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1974Final results

1974 election for Delaware Senate District 5

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Charles E. Hughes (R) won with 92.8% of the vote, defeating Robert G. Lopresti (Oth) by 85.5 points.

Charles E. HughesRepublican · winner · incumbent
92.8%4,349
7.2%339
4,688 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenR+18.31978R+21.91982R+19.51992R+4.32000R+5.22006R+9.92010

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