1984Final results
1984 election for Delaware Senate District 17
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
Jacob Zimmerman (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Michael Harrington (R) by 4.1 points.
Jacob ZimmermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.0%5,089
Michael HarringtonRepublican
48.0%4,692
9,781 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