1978Final results
1978 election for Delaware House District 36
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
John M. Burris (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Argo (D) by 24.1 points.
John M. BurrisRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.1%2,901
Richard J. ArgoDemocrat
37.9%1,773
4,674 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