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1980 election for Delaware House District 34

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Gerald A. Buckworth (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating W. Charles Paradee Jr. (D) by 18.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Gerald A. BuckworthRepublican · winner
59.3%1,453
40.7%997
2,450 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

EvenD+13.81972D+6.71974D+25.51976R+18.61980R+17.71982R+10.01986

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