1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Delaware Senate District 12
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Robert T. Connor (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Calvin R. McCullough (D) by 29.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert T. ConnorRepublican · winner
64.2%5,971
Calvin R. McCulloughDemocrat · incumbent
35.2%3,270
Richard A. CohenLibertarian
0.6%54
9,295 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
The candidates
Robert T. Connor (R)Calvin R. McCullough (D)
Also on the ballot: Richard A. Cohen (Libertarian), 0.6%