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1978Final results

1978 election for Delaware House District 14

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Robert L. Maxwell (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Ruth L. Mankin (R) by 15.0 points.

Robert L. MaxwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.5%2,823
Ruth L. MankinRepublican
42.5%2,085
4,908 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+14.91972D+7.51974D+32.11976D+15.01978R+10.31980D+26.11988

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