1976 United States Senate election in Delaware
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1976 United States Senate election in Delaware
| country = Delaware
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1970 United States Senate election in Delaware
| previous_year = 1970
| next_election = 1982 United States Senate election in Delaware
| next_year = 1982
| election_date = November 2, 1976
| image1 = File:Senator William V Roth.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = Bill Roth
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 125,454
| percentage1 = 55.81%
| image2 = File:No image.svg
| nominee2 = Thomas Maloney
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 98,042
| percentage2 = 43.61%
| map = {{switcher |210px |County results |210px |State House district results |default=1 }}
| map_size = 210px
| map_caption = Roth: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}
Maloney: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = Bill Roth
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Bil Roth
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
The 1976 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bill Roth won reelection to a second term.
Candidates
- Bil Roth (Republican), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Thomas Maloney (Democratic), Mayor of Wilmington{{Cite news|last=Lindsay|first=Powell|date=November 3, 1976|title=Dems Keep Congress|page=1,6|work=The Pittsburgh Press|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PYwqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JVgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5675,317215&dq=thomas+maloney&hl=en|access-date=August 1, 2021|via=Google News Archive}}
- Donald G. Gies (American), engineer, perennial candidate and officer in the US Air Force Reserve.{{Cite web|title=Our Campaigns - Candidate - Donald G. Gies|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=16565|access-date=2021-09-06|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}{{Cite web|date=May 21, 2008|title=DONALD GIES|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/delawareonline/name/donald-gies-obituary?pid=145544208|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-06|website=Legacy.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906173532/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/delawareonline/name/donald-gies-obituary?pid=145544208 |archive-date=2021-09-06 }}
- Joseph F. McInerney (Non-Partisan){{Cite web|title=Our Campaigns - DE US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6306|access-date=2021-09-06|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}
- John A. Massimilla (Prohibition)
Results
{{Election box begin no change | title=General election results{{cite web |title=Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976 |url=https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1976election.pdf |publisher=Clerk of the House of Representatives |page=8}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = William Roth (incumbent)
| votes = 125,454
| percentage = 55.81%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Thomas Maloney
| votes = 98,042
| percentage = 43.61%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| party = American
| candidate = Donald G. Gies
| votes = 646
| percentage = 0.29%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| party = Non-Partisan
| candidate = Joseph F. McInerney
| votes = 437
| percentage = 0.19%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Prohibition Party (United States)
| candidate = John A. Massimilla
| votes = 216
| percentage = 0.0%
}}
{{Election box majority no change
| votes = 27,412
| percentage = 12.20%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| votes = 224,795
| percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= County results =
| class="wikitable"
!William Victor Roth Jr. Republican !Thomas Maloney Democratic !Donald G. Giles American !Joseph F. McInerney Non-Partisan !John A. Massimilla Prohibition !Total |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Kent
|{{party shading/Republican}} align="center" |13,481 |{{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |14,359 |{{party shading/American Independent}} align="center" |86 |{{party shading/Nonpartisan}} align="center" |44 |{{Party shading/Prohibition}} align="center" |42 !28,012 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} align="center" |New Castle
|{{party shading/Republican}} align="center" |93,267 |{{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |68,610 |{{party shading/American Independent}} align="center" |486 |{{party shading/Nonpartisan}} align="center" |323 |{{Party shading/Prohibition}} align="center" |142 !162,828 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} align="center" |Sussex
|{{party shading/Republican}} align="center" |18,754 |{{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |15,086 |{{party shading/American Independent}} align="center" |74 |{{party shading/Nonpartisan}} align="center" |73 |{{Party shading/Prohibition}} align="center" |32 !34,019 |
| Total
!125,502 !98,055 !646 !440 !216 !224,859 |
|---|
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{Delaware elections}}
{{United States elections, 1976}}