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Pete duPont

[Congressional biography]

Born: January 22, 1935 in Wilmington, DE
Died: May 8, 2021 in Wilmington, DE

Education:

  • Princeton University, B.S.E., 1956
  • Harvard University, LL.B., 1963

Military Service:

  • U.S. Naval Reserve, 1957-1960 (Seabees)

Career:

  • Lawyer
  • Worked for E.I. duPont Company, 1963-1970

Elected Office:

  • DE House, 1968-1971
  • Candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1988


Election Results for Pete duPont


Click on the Year to see the results of that election.

YearAgeStatePartyOfficeDistrictStagePosVotes%
1968 33 DE R State House District 012 General 1 5,236 100.0%
1970 35 DE R U.S. House At-Large District General 1 86,125 53.7%
1972 37 DE R U.S. House At-Large District General 1 141,237 62.5%
1974 39 DE R U.S. House At-Large District General 1 93,826 58.5%
1976 41 DE R Governor General 1 130,531 56.9%
1980 45 DE R Governor General 1 159,004 70.6%


Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election.



Ideology Data for Pete duPont


Click on the number in the 'Conserv.' column to see all of the key votes for that year.

YearAgeBodyConservative
Coalition		Party UnityPresidential
Support		Vote %LiberalConserv.
P
1971 36 House 56 37 61 33 R 79 21 94 41 60
1972