1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Delaware House District 25
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
Ada Leigh Soles (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Edwin H. Nutter Jr. (R) by 3.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ada Leigh SolesDemocrat · winner
51.0%3,004
Edwin H. Nutter Jr.Republican
47.8%2,818
Robert P. KortvelesyLibertarian
1.2%68
5,890 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
The candidates
Ada Leigh Soles (D)Edwin H. Nutter Jr. (R)
Also on the ballot: Robert P. Kortvelesy (Libertarian), 1.2%