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1980Final results

1980 election for Delaware House District 23

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Robert S. Powell (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Vincent P. Meconi (D) by 3.1 points.

Robert S. PowellRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.6%3,073
48.4%2,887
5,960 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

EvenR+13.01974R+19.21976R+6.21978R+3.11980D+29.11982D+27.81990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET