1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Delaware House District 38
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
B. Bradford Barnes Jr. (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Howard A. Clendaniel (D) by 2.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
B. Bradford Barnes Jr.Republican · winner
51.4%2,749
Howard A. ClendanielDemocrat · incumbent
48.6%2,602
5,351 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