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1982Final results

1982 election for Delaware House District 23

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Ada Leigh Soles (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Harold F. Godwin (R) by 29.1 points.

Ada Leigh SolesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%3,196
35.5%1,756
4,952 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+19.21976R+6.21978R+3.11980D+29.11982D+27.81990D+12.91992

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