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1976 Delaware U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 1976 Delaware U.S. Senate Election?

William V Roth Jr. won the 1976 Delaware U.S. Senate Election. William V Roth Jr. received 125,454 popular votes (55.81%). The main challenger was Thomas C. Maloney (43.61%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Maloney

Jr. +12.2 pts · won by 27,412 votes
William V Roth Jr.RepublicanWINNER55.81%
125,454 votes
Thomas C. MaloneyDemocratic43.61%
98,042 votes
Donald G. GiesAmerican0.29%
646 votes
Joseph F. McInerney0.19%
437 votes
John A. MassimillaProhibition0.1%
216 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.