1978 United States Senate election in Delaware

none March 2026 September 2017 1978 United States Senate election in Delaware Delaware presidential no 1972 United States Senate election in Delaware 1972 1984 United States Senate election in Delaware 1984 November 7, 1978 150x150px Portrait of Senator Joe Biden circa 1978-79.jpg Joe Biden Democratic Party (United States) 93,930 57.96% 3x4.svg James H. Baxter Jr. Republican Party (United States) 66,479 41.02% 110px County results 110px State House district results 1 210px Biden: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Baxter: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% U.S. Senator Joe Biden Democratic Party (United States) Joe Biden Democratic Party (United States) U.S. senator from Delaware The 1978 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democratic senator Joe Biden won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican challenger James H. Baxter Jr. in a landslide victory. This is the first of five elections in which Biden won all counties. Republican primary The Republican Party primary was held on September 9, 1978. Venema was previously an independent before declaring himself a candidate in March 1978. Candidates Venema and Baxter were described by The Washington Post as being "two think-alike Reagan conservatives" but differed in terms of background and "personal style".Edmonds Rick September 9, 1978 Conservative Rivals Face Delaware Vote The Washington Post Digital https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1978/09/09/conservative-rivals-face-delaware-vote/746cdd2e-2cf8-4355-b65a-d852fedb3499/ February 9, 2023 Candidates James H. Baxter Jr., Sussex County Recorder of DeedsAugust 13, 2018 James H. Baxter Jr., farmer, politician Cape Gazette https://www.capegazette.com/article/james-h-baxter-jr-farmer-politician/163352 August 1, 2021 James Allyn Venema, cardboard sign manufacturer, anti-desegregation busing activist, president of the Positive Action Committee and the National Association of Neighborhood SchoolsJames Allyn Venema https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/delawareonline/name/james-venema-obituary?pid=186878682 live September 8, 2021 Legacy.com delawareonline https://web.archive.org/web/20210908153009/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/delawareonline/name/james-venema-obituary?pid=186878682 September 8, 2021 Our Campaigns - Candidate - James E. Venema https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=117471 2021-09-08 www.ourcampaigns.com Results Republican primary resultsOur Campaigns - DE US Senate- R Primary Race - Sep 09, 1978 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=290376 2021-09-08 www.ourcampaigns.com James H. Baxter Jr. Republican Party (United States) 12,107 53.74% James Allyn VenemaJames Allyn Venema https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/delawareonline/name/james-venema-obituary?pid=186878682 live September 8, 2021 Legacy.com delawareonline https://web.archive.org/web/20210908153009/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/delawareonline/name/james-venema-obituary?pid=186878682 September 8, 2021 Republican Party (United States) 10,422 46.26% 22,662 100.00% General election Candidates James H. Baxter Jr. (R), Sussex County Recorder of Deeds Joe Biden (D), incumbent Delaware Senator running for his first reelection Donald G. Gies (A), officer in the US Air Force ReserveOur Campaigns - Candidate - Donald G. Gies https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=16565 2021-09-06 www.ourcampaigns.comMay 21, 2008 DONALD GIES https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/delawareonline/name/donald-gies-obituary?pid=145544208 live 2021-09-06 Legacy.com https://web.archive.org/web/20210906173532/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/delawareonline/name/donald-gies-obituary?pid=145544208 September 6, 2021 Results General election resultshttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1978election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives July 2, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (incumbent) 93,930 57.96% +7.48% Republican Party (United States) James H. Baxter Jr. 66,479 41.02% -8.08% American Party (1969) Donald G. Gies 1,663 1.02% +0.68% 27,451 16.94% +15.56% 162,072 Democratic Party (United States) County results CountyWrightson Lewis https://elections.delaware.gov/electionresults/pdfs/1978.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20161203125208/http://elections.delaware.gov/electionresults/pdfs/1978.pdf dead December 3, 2016 STATE OF DELAWARE: Official Results of General Election 12 Our Campaigns - DE US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1978 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5335 2021-09-08 www.ourcampaigns.comJoseph R. Biden Jr. DemocraticJames H. Baxter Jr. RepublicanDonald G. Gies AmericanTotal votes cast#%#%#%Kent12,86059.95%8,48539.95%1070.5%21,452New Castle66,25658.87%44,83439.84%1,4491.29%112,539Sussex14,81452.75%13,16046.86%1070.38%28,081Total93,93057.96%66,47941.02%1,6631.03%162,072 See also 1978 United States Senate elections References 1978 Delaware Category:1978 Delaware elections 1978 election