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1978Final results

1978 election for Delaware House District 37

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

William H. Vernon (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Michael F. McGroerty (D) by 16.6 points.

William H. VernonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%3,542
41.7%2,535
6,077 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

EvenR+23.41972R+32.91974R+24.41976R+16.61978R+38.61980D+17.51982

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