1976 United States Senate election in Delaware

1976 United States Senate election in Delaware

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Nominee Bill Roth Thomas Maloney Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 125,454 98,042 Percentage 55.81% 43.61%

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

U.S. senator before election Bill Roth Republican Elected U.S. Senator Bil Roth Republican

The 1976 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bill Roth won reelection to a second term.

Candidates

• Bil Roth (Republican), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Thomas Maloney (Democratic), Mayor of Wilmington ^[1]
• Donald G. Gies (American), engineer, perennial candidate and officer in the US Air Force Reserve. ^{[2] [3]}
• Joseph F. McInerney (Non-Partisan) ^[4]
• John A. Massimilla (Prohibition) ^[4]

Results

General election results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Roth (incumbent)	125,454	55.81%
	Democratic	Thomas Maloney	98,042	43.61%
	American	Donald G. Gies	646	0.29%
	Non-Partisan	Joseph F. McInerney	437	0.19%
	Prohibition	John A. Massimilla	216	0.0%
Majority			27,412	12.20%
Turnout			224,795
	Republican hold

County results

County [6]	William Victor Roth Jr. Republican	Thomas Maloney Democratic	Donald G. Giles American	Joseph F. McInerney Non-Partisan	John A. Massimilla Prohibition	Total
Kent	13,481	14,359	86	44	42	28,012
New Castle	93,267	68,610	486	323	142	162,828
Sussex	18,754	15,086	74	73	32	34,019
Total	125,502	98,055	646	440	216	224,859

See also

• 1976 United States Senate elections

References

1. Lindsay, Powell (November 3, 1976). "Dems Keep Congress". The Pittsburgh Press . p. 1,6. Retrieved August 1, 2021– via Google News Archive.
2. "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Donald G. Gies". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
3. "DONALD GIES". Legacy.com. May 21, 2008. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
4. "Our Campaigns - DE US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
5. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 8.
6. Wrightson, Lewis C. "State of Delaware: Official Results of General Election 1976" (PDF). State of Delaware - Department of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2016.