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1982Final results

1982 election for Delaware Senate District 15

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Nancy Cook (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Jefferson A. Adams (R) by 17.2 points.

Nancy CookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.4%3,502
41.1%2,467
Gary L. HartLibertarian
0.5%31
6,000 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+4.41976D+2.71980D+17.21982D+37.81986D+43.91992D+12.31996

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

The candidates

Nancy Cook (D)Jefferson A. Adams (R)

Also on the ballot: Gary L. Hart (Libertarian), 0.5%