1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Delaware House District 18
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
Richard C. Cathcart (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Kathleen H. Wilbur (D) by 7.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard C. CathcartRepublican · winner
53.6%1,387
Kathleen H. WilburDemocrat
46.4%1,199
2,586 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