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1976Final results

1976 election for Delaware House District 39

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Thomas A. Temple (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Elwood S. Jones (R) by 19.2 points.

Thomas A. TempleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%3,169
Elwood S. JonesRepublican
40.4%2,149
5,318 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

EvenD+4.41972D+12.41974D+19.21976R+13.31978R+30.41980R+34.91982

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