1980Final results
1980 election for Delaware Senate District 8
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
John H. Arnold (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Ida Lane (D) by 24.2 points.
John H. ArnoldRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.1%7,107
Ida LaneDemocrat
37.9%4,341
11,448 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