1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Delaware House District 16
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
Donald J. Vansciver (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating John F. Vansant (D) by 11.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Donald J. VansciverRepublican · winner
55.8%2,860
John F. VansantDemocrat
44.2%2,263
5,123 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET