1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Delaware House District 20
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
Terry Spence (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating John H. Zimath (D) by 6.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Terry SpenceRepublican · winner
53.1%3,035
John H. ZimathDemocrat
46.9%2,683
5,718 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