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1978Final results

1978 election for Delaware House District 33

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Ruth Ann Minner (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Gary S. Melvin (R) by 37.0 points.

Ruth Ann MinnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%2,390
Gary S. MelvinRepublican
31.5%1,099
3,489 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

EvenD+23.91972D+27.01974D+51.11976D+37.01978D+12.61982R+19.31984

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