1978Final results
1978 election for Delaware Senate District 17
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Jacob Zimmerman (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating George Bundek (R) by 9.1 points.
Jacob ZimmermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.5%4,008
George BundekRepublican
45.5%3,342
7,350 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