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1986Final results

1986 election for Delaware House District 18

Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware

Terry Spence (R) won with 77.2% of the vote, defeating William H. Hartzel (D) by 54.4 points.

Terry SpenceRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.2%2,290
22.8%676
2,966 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+5.71980R+25.11982R+47.51984R+54.41986R+42.81994R+16.42000

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