1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Delaware House District 38
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
Charles W. Steele (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating George H. Bunting Jr. (D) by 2.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Charles W. SteeleRepublican · winner
51.1%3,324
George H. Bunting Jr.Democrat · incumbent
48.9%3,181
6,505 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