United States Senate election in Delaware, 1976

November 2, 1976



Nominee	William V. Roth, Jr.	Thomas Maloney
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	125,454	98,042
Percentage	55.8%	43.6%

U.S. Senator before election

William V. Roth, Jr.
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

William V. Roth, Jr.
Republican

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

Major candidates

Democratic

Thomas Maloney, Mayor of Wilmington^[1]

Republican

William V. Roth, Jr., incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

General election results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William V. Roth, Jr. (inc.)	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		Swing

References

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