1988 United States Senate election in Delaware

1988 United States Senate election in Delaware

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Nominee Bill Roth Shien Biau Woo Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 151,115 92,378 Percentage 62.06% 37.94%

County results House district results Roth:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Woo:      50–60%     60–70%     80–90%

U.S. senator before election William V. Roth Republican Elected U.S. Senator William V. Roth Republican

The 1988 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator William Roth won re-election to a fourth term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Shien Biau Woo, Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
• Samuel Beard, investment banker

Results

Democratic Party primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	S. B. Woo	20,225	50.09
	Democratic	Samuel Beard	20,154	49.91
Total votes			40,379	100.00

General election

Candidates

• William V. Roth (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Shien Biau Woo (D), Lieutenant Governor of Delaware

Results

General election results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William V. Roth (Incumbent)	151,115	62.06%	+6.89%
	Democratic	S.B. Woo	92,378	37.94%	−6.27%
Majority			58,737	24.12%	+13.15%
Turnout			243,493
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

• 1988 United States Senate elections

References

1. "State of Delaware - Official Results of General Election 1988" (PDF). State of Delaware Department of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
2. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1988" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 9.