1980Final results
1980 election for Delaware House District 17
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
Rodney Dixon (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Donald E. Neil (R) by 17.7 points.
Rodney DixonDemocrat · winner
58.9%1,919
Donald E. NeilRepublican
41.1%1,341
3,260 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