1978Final results
1978 election for Delaware House District 21
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
Robert F. Gilligan (D) won with 78.7% of the vote, defeating Rita L. McWhorter (R) by 57.5 points.
Robert F. GilliganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.7%2,992
Rita L. McWhorterRepublican
21.3%808
3,800 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