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1984 election for Delaware House District 26

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Richard Davis (R) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Rose Ann Jones (D) by 28.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Richard DavisRepublican · winner
64.1%3,386
35.5%1,874
0.5%26
5,286 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+22.61978D+17.21980D+0.51982R+28.61984R+2.71986R+20.11988

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

The candidates

Richard Davis (R)Rose Ann Jones (D)

Also on the ballot: Richard A. Thompson (Other party), 0.5%