1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Delaware State Senate election results, district by district
Every Delaware State Senate district in the 1980 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 21 seats
After the electionD 12 · R 9
Races11
Changed party3
Unopposed9%1 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 5 · R 6
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Harris B. McDowell III (D) | 12.8 | |
| SD-6 | Myrna Bair (R) | 42.0 | |
| SD-8 | John H. Arnold (R) | 24.2 | |
| SD-10 | James P. Neal (R) | 3.8 | |
| SD-11 | Angelo Citro (R) | 1.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-12 | Robert T. Connor (R) | 29.1 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-13 | David B. McBride (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | James T. Vaughn (D) | 2.7 | Flipped |
| SD-16 | Nancy Cook (D) | 92.1 | |
| SD-20 | Richard Cordrey (D) | 95.2 | |
| SD-21 | Lee Littleton (R) | 16.1 |
Delaware State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner