1978 United States Senate election in Delaware
The 1978 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Joe Biden won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican challenger James H. Baxter Jr.
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General election
Candidates
- Joe Biden (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
- James H. Baxter Jr. (R), Sussex County Recorder of Deeds
- Donald G. Gies (A)
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Joe Biden (incumbent) | 93,930 | 57.96% | +7.48% | |
Republican | James H. Baxter Jr. | 66,479 | 41.02% | -8.08% | |
American | Donald G. Gies | 1,663 | 1.02% | +0.68% | |
Majority | 27,451 | 16.94% | +15.56% | ||
Turnout | 162,072 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
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See also
- United States Senate elections, 1978
References
- "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
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