1976 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

1976 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
	County results; Evans: 50–60%; Shipley: 50–60%
U.S. Representative before election; Pete du Pont ; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative; Thomas B. Evans Jr. ; Republican

Last updated September 10, 2025

The 1976 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican Pete du Pont decided to run for 1976 Delaware gubernatorial election instead of running for a fourth term.

Republican candidate, Thomas B. Evans won the open seat with 51.44%.

Results

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas B. Evans Jr.	110,636	51.44%
	Democratic	Samuel L. Shipley	102,411	47.61%
	American Independent	Robert G. LoPresti	840	0.39%
	Prohibition	Raymond R. Green	693	0.32%
	Socialist Labor	Joseph B. Hollon Sr.	347	0.16%
	U.S. Labor	Philip Valenti	150	0.07%
Total votes			215,085	100.00%
	Republican hold

References

↑ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1976" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 8.

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[1] "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1976" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 8.

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