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1918 Delaware U.S. Senate Election

Delaware · 3 candidates · See every 1918 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1918 Delaware U.S. Senate Election?

L. Heisler Ball won the 1918 Delaware U.S. Senate Election. L. Heisler Ball received 21,519 popular votes (51.17%). The main challenger was Willard Saulsbury (47.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Ball and Saulsbury

Ball +3.3 pts · won by 1,406 votes
L. Heisler BallRepublicanWINNER51.17%
21,519 votes
Willard SaulsburyDemocratic47.83%
20,113 votes
William H. ConnorSocialist1%
420 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.