1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Delaware House District 36
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
John M. Burris (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Lewis B. Harrington (D) by 9.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John M. BurrisRepublican · winner
54.6%3,102
Lewis B. HarringtonDemocrat · incumbent
45.4%2,578
5,680 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET