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1982Final results

1982 election for Delaware House District 36

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Howard A. Clendaniel (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating L. Hayes Dickerson (R) by 3.3 points.

Howard A. ClendanielDemocrat · winner
51.6%2,437
48.4%2,282
4,719 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+21.51972R+9.21976R+24.11978D+3.31982R+4.11984R+36.71986

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