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1980Final results

1980 election for Delaware House District 28

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Gerard A. Cain (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Edward M. Rush (R) by 17.1 points.

Gerard A. CainDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.6%4,566
Edward M. RushRepublican
41.4%3,231
7,797 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+22.51972D+4.11974D+23.91976D+17.11980D+8.21982D+36.71984

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