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2002Final results

2002 election for Delaware Senate District 1

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Harris B. McDowell III (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Lee Murphy (R) by 28.2 points.

Harris B. McDowell IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.1%7,646
Lee MurphyRepublican
35.9%4,279
11,925 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+27.01992D+23.31996D+27.32000D+28.22002D+35.42006D+12.62016

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