1982Final results
1982 election for Delaware Senate District 17
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Jacob Zimmerman (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Emily G. Morris (R) by 6.0 points.
Jacob ZimmermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%4,095
Emily G. MorrisRepublican
47.0%3,632
7,727 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET