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1978Final results

1978 election for Delaware House District 1

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Orlando J. George (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Kathryn B. Odonnell (R) by 16.6 points.

Orlando J. GeorgeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.3%2,413
41.7%1,725
4,138 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenR+16.91972D+18.91974D+19.81976D+16.61978D+12.41982D+49.71992

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