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1976Final results

1976 election for Delaware Senate District 13

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Francis Kearns (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Terry Spence (R) by 14.9 points.

Francis KearnsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.2%5,046
Terry SpenceRepublican
42.3%3,732
0.5%43
8,821 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

EvenR+10.41968D+14.91976D+31.81986D+51.72020

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

The candidates

Francis Kearns (D)Terry Spence (R)

Also on the ballot: William M. Walker Sr. (Other party), 0.5%