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1980Final results

1980 election for Delaware House District 7

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

David H. Ennis (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating James W. Hijar (D) by 23.4 points.

David H. EnnisRepublican · winner
61.3%3,156
37.9%1,950
Mary M. GregorLibertarian
0.9%45
5,151 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+32.71972R+40.51978R+23.41980R+49.61988R+30.91990R+45.81994

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

The candidates

David H. Ennis (R)James W. Hijar (D)

Also on the ballot: Mary M. Gregor (Libertarian), 0.9%