1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for Delaware Senate District 1
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Harris B. McDowell III (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Kermit H. Justice (R) by 4.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Harris B. McDowell IIIDemocrat · winner
52.2%5,806
Kermit H. JusticeRepublican
47.8%5,311
11,117 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