1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Delaware House District 16
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
William I. Houghton (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Richard C. Cathcart (R) by 4.8 points.
William I. HoughtonDemocrat · winner
52.4%2,176
Richard C. CathcartRepublican · incumbent
47.6%1,978
4,154 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET