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2012Final results

2012 election for Delaware Senate District 1

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Harris B. McDowell III (D) won with 85.3% of the vote, defeating Robert Clark (Ind) by 73.8 points.

Harris B. McDowell IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.3%15,155
Robert ClarkIndependent
11.6%2,054
Brian LintzLibertarian
3.1%555
17,764 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+23.31996D+27.32000D+28.22002D+35.42006D+12.62016D+46.62020

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

The candidates

Harris B. McDowell III (D)Robert Clark (I)

Also on the ballot: Brian Lintz (Libertarian), 3.1%