1968 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

none related races 1968 United States House of Representatives elections April 2025 January 2025 1968 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware Delaware presidential no 1966 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware 1966 1970 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware 1970 November 5, 1968 File:Senator William V Roth.jpg 150x150px William Roth Republican Party (United States) 117,827 58.67% File:Harris B. McDowell, Jr..jpg Harris McDowell Democratic Party (United States) 82,993 41.33% 110px County results 210px State House district results Roth: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%McDowell: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Representative William Roth Republican Party (United States) William Roth Republican Party (United States) The 1968 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Republican William Roth was challenged by Democrat Harris McDowell whom he had previously unseated in 1966. Roth won re-election by 17 points. Roth ran for the Republican nomination unopposed, while McDowell saw challenge from Democrats. Background McDowell had previously represented Delaware's at-large congressional district from 1959 through 1967McDowell, Harris Brown, Jr. https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/17851?current_search_qs=%3FPreviousSearch%3DSearch%252cLastName%252c%252c%252c%252c%252cFalse%252cFalse%252cFalse%252c%252cState&CurrentPage=99&SortOrder=State&ResultType=Grid&Command=100 2025-03-19 Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress en February 23, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250223050638/https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/17851?current_search_qs=%3FPreviousSearch%3DSearch%252cLastName%252c%252c%252c%252c%252cFalse%252cFalse%252cFalse%252c%252cState%26CurrentPage%3D99%26SortOrder%3DState%26ResultType%3DGrid%26Command%3D100 live before being defeated in 1966 by Roth.Cripps George W. State of Delaware Official Results of General Election 1966 https://elections.delaware.gov/elections/resultsarchive/elect66/pdfs/1966.pdf March 19, 2025 Delaware Department of Elections 9 March 9, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250309175336/https://elections.delaware.gov/elections/resultsarchive/elect66/pdfs/1966.pdf live Candidates and primaries William Roth (Republican), incumbent representative seeking a second term Harris McDowell (Democrat), former representative of the seat Democratic primary Harris McDowell, former representative of the seat Sam Shipley, director of the State Development Department, eliminated in primaryFrank Bill June 28, 1968 Shipley should give McDowell a good fight https://www.newspapers.com/image/155781893/ April 1, 2025 The Morning News 26 April 1, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250401195038/https://www.newspapers.com/image/155781893/ live Robert Kelly, declined to run McDowell's decision to run again was met with push back from his fellow Democrats. Delaware Governor Charles L. Terry Jr. had endorsed Robert Kelly, however Kelly declined to run.Frank Bill June 25, 1968 McDowell displays new political vigor https://www.newspapers.com/image/155778744/ April 1, 2025 The Morning News 20 Terry later endorsed Sam Shipley. Shipley was seen as a better candidate due to being significantly younger than McDowell, as McDowell's age was considered a factor in his loss against Roth. Election Results On November 5, 1968, Roth defeated McDowell a second time with over 17 percent of the vote,Frank William P. November 6, 1968 Roth goes on thank campaign https://www.newspapers.com/image/162665664/ April 2, 2025 The News Journal 1 and 3 Newspapers.com April 2, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250402182030/https://www.newspapers.com/image/162665664/ live Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1968election.pdf Clerk of the House of Representatives 6 November 2, 2024 October 21, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111021080255/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1968election.pdf live an improvement on his 11 percent victory in the previous election. For the second election in a row Roth won all three of Delaware's counties. Roth's victory set records for the largest votes cast for a Delaware House of Representatives candidate and the biggest majority for one. Roth attributed his victory to his bipartisan work and his creation of the "Roth Catalog" (later the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance) a government issued catalogue of federal agencies. Following his victory Roth went on a "thank you" campaign and revisited all his campaign locations to thank supporters. General election results Republican Party (United States) William Roth 117,827 58.67% 2.9 Democratic Party (United States) Harris McDowell 82,993 41.33% 2.9 200,820 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Aftermath Midway through his second term, Roth resigned from the House to fill a vacant Senate seat.2003-12-15 Sen. William Roth, 82; Created Popular Retirement Account https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-dec-15-me-roth15-story.html 2025-03-19 Los Angeles Times en-US March 19, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250319082451/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-dec-15-me-roth15-story.html live He was succeeded by state representative Republican Pete du Pont.2021-05-09 Pierre 'Pete' du Pont IV dies; ran for president in 1988 https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/09/pierre-pete-du-pont-iv-dies-ran-for-president-in-1988-486256 2025-03-26 Politico en December 30, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241230215629/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/09/pierre-pete-du-pont-iv-dies-ran-for-president-in-1988-486256 live During McDowell's concession speech he stated that he did not regret running, and that he had understood his chance of victory was small. Following the loss McDowell retired from politics after 35 years. The loss was McDowell's third defeat out of eight campaigns.Frank William P. November 6, 1968 Roth tops McDowell The Morning News Newspapers.com April 7, 2025 https://www.newspapers.com/image/155920586/ April 7, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250407164646/https://www.newspapers.com/image/155920586/ live References 1968 Delaware United States House of Representatives