1970 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

none related races 1970 United States House of Representatives elections February 2026 February 2026 1970 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware Delaware presidential no 1968 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware 1968 1972 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware 1972 November 3, 1970 File:Pierre S. du Pont IV.jpg 150x150px Pete du Pont Republican Party (United States) 86,125 53.7% x120px John D. Daniello Democratic Party (United States) 71,429 44.6% 1970 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware results map by county.svg 110px County resultsPont: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Representative William Roth Republican Party (United States) Pete du Pont Republican Party (United States) The 1970 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware took place on November 3, 1970. Incumbent representative William Roth decided to run in the concurrent US Senate election instead of running for re-election to a third term. Republican candidate, Pete du Pont won the open seat against Democrat John Daniello by a 9 point margin. Results General election resultsStatistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1970 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1970election.pdf Clerk of the House of Representatives 7 Republican Party (United States) Pete du Pont 86,125 53.72% 4.9 Democratic Party (United States) John D. Daniello 71,429 44.56% 3.2 American Independent Party Walter Hoey 2,759 1.72% 1.7 160,313 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1970 Delaware United States House of Representatives