1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Delaware House District 8
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
James F. Edwards (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph C. Loughney (D) by 1.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James F. EdwardsRepublican · winner
50.9%2,355
Joseph C. LoughneyDemocrat · incumbent
49.1%2,269
4,624 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