United States Senate election in Delaware, 1978

United States Senate election in Delaware, 1978
November 7, 1978

 
Nominee Joe Biden James H. Baxter Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 93,930 66,479
Percentage 58.0% 41.0%
County results
U.S. Senator before election

Joe Biden
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Joe Biden
Democratic

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..

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

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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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