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.

1978 United States Senate election in Delaware
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
Biden:      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Joe Biden
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Joe Biden
Democratic

Elections in Delaware

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
  • United States Senate elections, 1978

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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