1976 Senate elections · Delaware history
Delaware U.S. Senate election 1976
William V. Roth Jr. REP +12.2 · Class I seat · held 11/2/76
- Votes counted
- 224,795
- Margin
- 12.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in DE
- D+5.4same year
General election 11/2/76
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William V. Roth Jr. Won | REP | 125,454 | 55.81% | |
| Thomas C. Maloney | DEM | 98,042 | 43.61% | |
| Donald G. Gies | AMP | 646 | 0.29% | |
| Joseph F. McInerney | NNE | 437 | 0.19% | |
| John A. Massimilla | NAP | 216 | 0.10% | |
| Total | 224,795 | |||
Official source: data
Other Delaware Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Lisa Blunt Rochester | 17.1 |
| 2020 | Class II | Christopher A. Coons | 21.5 |
| 2018 | Class I | Thomas R. Carper | 22.1 |
| 2014 | Class II | Christopher A. Coons | 13.6 |
| 2012 | Class I | Thomas R. Carper | 37.5 |
| 2010 special | Class II | Christopher A. Coons | 16.6 |
| 2008 | Class II | Joe Biden | 29.4 |
| 2006 | Class I | Thomas R. Carper | 41.5 |
| 2002 | Class II | Joe Biden | 17.4 |
| 2000 | Class I | Thomas R. Carper | 11.8 |
| 1996 | Class II | Joe Biden | 21.9 |
| 1994 | Class I | William V. Roth Jr. | 13.3 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1976 Delaware Senate race?
William V. Roth Jr. (REP) won with 55.8% of the vote, ahead of Thomas C. Maloney (43.6%), a margin of 12.2 points.
Did the Delaware Senate seat change party in 1976?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1976 Delaware Senate race?
224,795 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.