1978Final results
1978 election for Delaware Senate District 4
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Robert J. Berndt (R) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating James W. Hijar (D) by 36.1 points.
Robert J. BerndtRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%5,568
James W. HijarDemocrat
32.0%2,615
8,183 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