1978 United States Senate election in Delaware
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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 in a landslide victory. Biden went on to become Vice President, and later President. Biden, the youngest senator at the time of his first reelection, is the oldest President.
General election[]
Candidates[]
- Joe Biden (D), incumbent Delaware Senator running for his first reelection
- James H. Baxter Jr. (R), Sussex County Recorder of Deeds[1]
- Donald G. Gies (A)
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (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 |
County results[]
County[3] | Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Democratic |
James H. Baxter, Jr.
Republican |
Donald G. Gies
American |
Total votes cast |
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Kent | 12,860 | 8,485 | 107 | 21,452 |
New Castle | 66,256 | 44,834 | 1,449 | 112,539 |
Sussex | 14,814 | 13,160 | 107 | 28,081 |
Total | 93,930 | 66,479 | 1,663 | 162,072 |
See also[]
- 1978 United States Senate elections
References[]
- ^ "James H. Baxter Jr., farmer, politician". Cape Gazette. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ^ https://elections.delaware.gov/electionresults/pdfs/1978.pdf
Categories:
- United States Senate elections in Delaware
- 1978 United States Senate elections
- 1978 Delaware elections
- Joe Biden
- Delaware election stubs