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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Delaware House District 31

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

E. Stuart Outten (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Michael Harrington (R) by 0.5 points.

E. Stuart OuttenDemocrat · winner
50.3%2,144
Michael HarringtonRepublican · incumbent
49.7%2,121
4,265 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+28.21976R+0.61978R+15.31980D+0.51982D+24.91984D+4.51990

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