1970 United States Senate election in Delaware

1970 United States Senate election in Delaware

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Nominee Bill Roth Jacob W. Zimmerman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 94,979 64,740 Percentage 58.83% 40.10%

County results State House district results Roth:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Zimmerman:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election John J. Williams Republican Elected U.S. Senator William Roth Republican

The 1970 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1970. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John J. Williams retired. Republican Party U.S. Representative Bill Roth was elected to succeed him.

General election

Candidates

• Donald G. Gies, Air Force veteran (American)
• William Roth, U.S. Representative from Wilmington (Republican)
• Jacob W. Zimmerman, potato farmer (Democratic)

Results

General election results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William Roth	94,979	58.83%	7.12
	Democratic	Jacob W. Zimmerman	64,740	40.10%	8.16
	American	Donald G. Gies	1,720	1.07%	N/A
Total votes			161,439	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• 1970 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1970" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 6.