1980Final results
1980 election for Delaware House District 18
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
Richard C. Cathcart (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas Nesci (D) by 5.7 points.
Richard C. CathcartRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.8%1,856
Thomas NesciDemocrat
47.2%1,656
3,512 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