1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Delaware Senate District 15
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
James T. Vaughn (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Clarke V. Jester (R) by 2.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James T. VaughnDemocrat · winner
51.3%6,175
Clarke V. JesterRepublican
48.7%5,854
12,029 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