1970 United States Senate election in Delaware

none March 2026 September 2023 1970 United States Senate election in Delaware Delaware presidential no 1964 United States Senate election in Delaware 1964 1976 United States Senate election in Delaware 1976 November 2, 1970 File:Senator William V Roth.jpg 150x150px Bill Roth Republican Party (United States) 94,979 58.83% 3x4.svg Jacob W. Zimmerman Democratic Party (United States) 64,740 40.10% 110px County results 110px State House district results 1 210px Roth: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Zimmerman: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator John J. Williams Republican Party (United States) William Roth Republican Party (United States) 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. General election Candidates Donald G. Gies, Air Force veteran (American) William Roth, U.S. Representative from Wilmington (Republican) Jacob W. Zimmerman, potato farmer (Democratic) 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 6 Republican Party (United States) William Roth 94,979 58.83% 7.12 Democratic Party (United States) Jacob W. Zimmerman 64,740 40.10% 8.16 American Party (1969) Donald G. Gies 1,720 1.07% N/A 161,439 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1970 United States Senate elections References Delaware 1970 Category:1970 Delaware elections