1988 United States Senate election in Delaware
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The 1988 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator William Roth won re-election to a fourth term.
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Roth: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Woo: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Shien Biau Woo, Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
- Samuel Beard, investment banker
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | S. B. Woo | 20,225 | 50.09 | |
Democratic | Samuel Beard | 20,154 | 49.91 | |
Total votes | 40,379 | 100.00 |
General election
editCandidates
edit- William V. Roth (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Shien Biau Woo (D), Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | William V. Roth (Incumbent) | 151,115 | 62.06% | +6.89% | |
Democratic | S.B. Woo | 92,378 | 37.94% | -6.27% | |
Majority | 58,737 | 24.12% | +13.15% | ||
Turnout | 243,493 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "State of Delaware - Official Results of General Election 1988" (PDF). State of Delaware Department of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1988" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 9.