1980Final results

1980 election for Delaware Senate District 1

Name: 1980 election for Delaware Senate District 1
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: Delaware

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Harris B. McDowell III (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Sandra Kaufmann (R) by 12.8 points.

Harris B. McDowell IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent

56.4%6,354

43.6%4,909

11,263 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

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