1982Final results
1982 election for Delaware Senate District 18
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Ruth Ann Minner (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas D. Barnett (R) by 30.3 points.
Ruth Ann MinnerDemocrat · winner
65.0%5,884
Thomas D. BarnettRepublican
34.7%3,138
Terry L. EnglishLibertarian
0.3%29
9,051 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