1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Delaware House District 36
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
V. George Carey (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Howard A. Clendaniel (D) by 4.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
V. George CareyRepublican · winner
52.0%2,953
Howard A. ClendanielDemocrat · incumbent
48.0%2,723
5,676 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET