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1982Final results

1982 election for Delaware House District 17

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Jeffrey G. Mack (R) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating William Shipley (D) by 26.2 points.

Jeffrey G. MackRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.8%3,275
36.6%1,910
0.6%30
5,215 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

EvenD+28.71976D+33.91978D+17.71980R+26.21982R+34.11984R+44.01986

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

The candidates