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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Delaware House District 13

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

John F. Vansant (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Donald J. Vansciver (R) by 4.8 points.

John F. VansantDemocrat · winner
52.0%2,784
Donald J. VansciverRepublican · incumbent
47.2%2,526
Mario VitaliOther party
0.9%46
5,356 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+37.51974R+53.61976R+54.51980D+4.81982D+21.71984D+37.91986

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

The candidates

John F. Vansant (D)Donald J. Vansciver (R)

Also on the ballot: Mario Vitali (Other party), 0.9%