1978Final results
1978 election for Delaware House District 16
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
Daniel A. Kelly (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Donald J. Vansciver (R) by 9.7 points.
Daniel A. KellyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%2,085
Donald J. VansciverRepublican
45.1%1,716
3,801 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET