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Roth: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% McDowell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Delaware |
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The 1968 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent representative Bill Roth won re-election by 17 percentage points against former representative Harris McDowell.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | William Roth | 117,827 | 58.67% | 2.9 | |
Democratic | Harris McDowell | 82,993 | 41.33% | 2.9 | |
Total votes | 200,820 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
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