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1982Final results

1982 election for Delaware House District 37

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Jay D. Wingate (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating John W. Beach (R) by 17.5 points.

Jay D. WingateDemocrat · winner
58.8%3,382
John W. BeachRepublican
41.2%2,374
5,756 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+24.41976R+16.61978R+38.61980D+17.51982D+22.01984D+2.41986

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