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1970 United States Senate election in Delaware 
Summary
The 1970 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1970. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John J. Williams retired. Republican Party U.S. Representative Bill Roth was elected to succeed him.
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 County results Roth: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election edit
Candidates edit
- Donald G. Gies, Air Force veteran (American)
- William Roth, U.S. Representative from Wilmington (Republican)
- Jacob W. Zimmerman, potato farmer (Democratic)
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | William Roth | 94,979 | 58.83% |  7.12
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| Democratic | Jacob W. Zimmerman | 64,740 | 40.10% |  8.16
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| American | Donald G. Gies | 1,720 | 1.07% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 161,439 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1970" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 6.