The 1978 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent DemocraticsenatorJoe Biden won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican challenger James H. Baxter Jr. in a landslide victory. This is the first of five elections in which Biden won all counties.
The Republican Party primary was held on September 9, 1978. Venema was previously an independent before declaring himself a candidate in March 1978. Candidates Venema and Baxter were described by The Washington Post as being "two think-alike Reaganconservatives" but differed in terms of background and "personal style".[1]
Candidatesedit
James H. Baxter Jr., Sussex County Recorder of Deeds[2]
James Allyn Venema, cardboard sign manufacturer,[1] anti-desegregation busing activist, president of the Positive Action Committee and the National Association of Neighborhood Schools[3][4]
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The 1978 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 7 1978 Incumbent Democratic senator Joe Biden won re election to a second term defeating Republican challenger James H Baxter Jr in a landslide victory This is the first of five elections in which Biden won all counties 1978 United States Senate election in Delaware 1972 November 7 1978 1984 Nominee Joe Biden James H Baxter Jr Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 93 930 66 479 Percentage 57 96 41 02 County resultsState House district resultsMap key Biden 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Baxter 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before election Joe Biden Democratic Elected U S Senator Joe Biden Democratic Contents 1 Republican primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 General election 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 2 2 1 County results 2 2 2 Results by state representative district 3 See also 4 ReferencesRepublican primary editThe Republican Party primary was held on September 9 1978 Venema was previously an independent before declaring himself a candidate in March 1978 Candidates Venema and Baxter were described by The Washington Post as being two think alike Reagan conservatives but differed in terms of background and personal style 1 Candidates edit James H Baxter Jr Sussex County Recorder of Deeds 2 James Allyn Venema cardboard sign manufacturer 1 anti desegregation busing activist president of the Positive Action Committee and the National Association of Neighborhood Schools 3 4 Results edit Republican primary results 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican James H Baxter Jr 12 107 53 74 Republican James Allyn Venema 3 10 422 46 26 Total votes 22 662 100 00 General election editCandidates edit James H Baxter Jr R Sussex County Recorder of Deeds 2 Joe Biden D incumbent Delaware Senator running for his first reelection Donald G Gies A engineer perennial candidate and officer in the US Air Force Reserve 6 7 Results edit General election results 8 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Joseph R Biden Jr incumbent 93 930 57 96 7 48 Republican James H Baxter Jr 66 479 41 02 8 08 American Donald G Gies 1 663 1 02 0 68 Majority 27 451 16 94 15 56 Turnout 162 072 Democratic hold Swing County results edit County 9 10 Joseph R Biden Jr Democratic James H Baxter Jr Republican Donald G Gies American Total votes cast Kent 12 860 59 95 8 485 39 95 107 0 5 21 452 New Castle 66 256 58 87 44 834 39 84 1 449 1 29 112 539 Sussex 14 814 52 75 13 160 46 86 107 0 38 28 081 Total 93 930 57 96 66 479 41 02 1 663 1 03 162 072 Results by state representative district edit District 9 10 Joseph R Biden Jr Democratic James H Baxter Jr Republican Donald G Gies American Total votes cast District 1 2 852 1 336 27 4 215 District 2 1 247 248 15 1 510 District 3 1 238 263 10 1 511 District 4 1 491 470 12 1 973 District 5 2 423 496 33 2 952 District 6 3 066 1 956 44 5 066 District 7 1 965 1 774 37 3 776 District 8 1 953 1 400 55 3 408 District 9 1 812 1 548 88 3 448 District 10 2 539 2 254 53 4 846 District 11 2 627 2 999 67 5 693 District 12 2 528 2 620 54 5 202 District 13 2 227 3 416 41 5 684 District 14 2 712 2 150 53 4 915 District 15 2 951 944 46 3 941 District 16 2 315 1 463 55 3 833 District 17 1 757 597 26 2 380 District 18 1 960 571 31 2 562 District 19 2 541 1 304 66 3 911 District 20 2 139 1 085 77 3 301 District 21 2 340 1 434 52 3 826 District 22 2 664 1 993 55 4 712 District 23 2 209 1 903 69 4 181 District 24 2 445 1 685 78 4 208 District 25 2 393 1 743 65 4 201 District 26 1 370 967 36 2 373 District 27 3 229 2 938 77 6 244 District 28 2 611 1 697 71 4 379 District 29 2 652 1 580 56 4 288 District 30 2 752 1 668 22 4 442 District 31 2 358 1 483 18 3 859 District 32 2 129 1 867 16 4 012 District 33 2 213 1 322 14 3 549 District 34 1 037 694 10 1 741 District 35 2 371 1 451 27 3 849 District 36 2 595 2 128 31 4 754 District 37 3 094 3 112 21 6 227 District 38 2 411 2 108 23 4 542 District 39 2 086 2 039 16 4 141 District 40 2 238 1 770 8 4 016 District 41 2 390 2 003 8 4 401 Total 93 930 66 479 1 663 162 072See also edit1978 United States Senate electionsReferences edit a b Edmonds Rick September 9 1978 Conservative Rivals Face Delaware Vote The Washington Post Digital Retrieved February 9 2023 a b James H Baxter Jr farmer politician Cape Gazette August 13 2018 Retrieved August 1 2021 a b James Allyn Venema Legacy com delawareonline Archived from the original on September 8 2021 Retrieved September 8 2021 Our Campaigns Candidate James E Venema www ourcampaigns com Retrieved September 8 2021 Our Campaigns DE US Senate R Primary Race Sep 09 1978 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved September 8 2021 Our Campaigns Candidate Donald G Gies www ourcampaigns com Retrieved September 6 2021 DONALD GIES Legacy com May 21 2008 Archived from the original on September 6 2021 Retrieved September 6 2021 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7 1978 PDF Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Retrieved July 2 2014 a b Wrightson Lewis STATE OF DELAWARE Official Results of General Election PDF p 12 a b Our Campaigns DE US Senate Race Nov 07 1978 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved September 8 2021 nbsp nbsp This Delaware elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1978 United States Senate election in Delaware amp oldid 1192904186, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
