C. Douglas. Buck

U.S. Senator
Born
March 21, 1890
Died
January 27, 1965
Age at death
74
Home state
Delaware
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1942–1948
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Buck114,456
Opponents112,214
2
Elections run

Between 1942 and 1948, C. Douglas. Buck ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Buck's biggest single-election total was 68,246 votes, in the 1948 U.S. Senate election in Delaware. Buck's closest win came in the 1942 U.S. Senate election in Delaware, decided by 7,888 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Delaware or all 1948 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has C. Douglas. Buck received?

C. Douglas. Buck has received 114,456 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

C. Douglas. Buck’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1948U.S. SenateDelawareLost68,24648.28%J. Allen Frear
Hamilton D. Ware

Thomas J. Sard (head-to-head)

Walter B. Pollard
1942U.S. SenateDelawareWon46,21054.17%E. Ennalls Berl
Thomas J. Sard (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001013) and Wikidata (Q649500). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.