1984 United States Senate election in Delaware

1984 United States Senate election in Delaware

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Nominee Joe Biden John M. Burris Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 147,831 98,101 Percentage 60.11% 39.89%

County results State House district results Biden:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Burris:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Joe Biden Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Joe Biden Democratic

The 1984 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Democratic Senator Joe Biden won re-election to a third term, defeating Republican challenger John M. Burris. Like many other Senate Democrats running for re-election in 1984, his state was also carried by Ronald Reagan.

General election

Candidates

• Joe Biden (D), incumbent Delaware Senator running for a third Senatorial term
• John M. Burris (R), businessman and former Minority and later Majority Leader of the Delaware House of Representatives ^[1]

Results

General election results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Biden (incumbent)	147,831	60.11%	+2.15%
	Republican	John M. Burris	98,101	39.89%	−1.13%
Majority			49,730	20.22%	+3.28%
Turnout			245,932
	Democratic hold		Swing

County results

County [3]	Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. Democratic		John M. Burris Republican		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#
Kent	18,911	58.46%	13,424	41.52%	32,335
New Castle	107,636	62.22%	65,352	37.78%	172,988
Sussex	21,284	52.41%	19,325	47.59%	40,609
Totals	147,831	60.11%	98,101	39.89%	245,932

See also

• 1984 United States Senate elections

External links

Campaign advertisement videos

Biden

• Joe Biden for US Senate Commercial - 10/11/1984 on YouTube
• Joe Biden for US Senate - 11/1/1984 on YouTube

Burris

• John Burris for US Senate Commercial - 10/11/1984 on YouTube
• Dave Burris for US Senate - 11/1/1984 on YouTube

References

1. Tabeling, Katie (November 3, 2021). "John Burris awarded Delaware chamber's Gilman Bowl". Delaware Business Times. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
2. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1985). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1984" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
3. "Our Campaigns - DE US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1984". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 8, 2021.