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1972-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Delaware (Class 2)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



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County Turnout Joe Biden
(D)		 Caleb Boggs*
(R)		 Henry Majka
(American)		 Herbert Wood
(Prohibition)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Kent51%14,59852.4%13,12147.1%1400.5%210.1%00.0%1,477 27,880
New Castle64%85,01750.3%83,27349.3%5320.3%1330.1%00.0%1,744 168,955
Sussex58%16,39149.7%16,45049.9%1310.4%210.1%00.0%-59 32,993
TOTAL 60% 116,00650.3% 112,84448.9% 1,3890.6% 3130.1% 00.0% 3,162 230,552
Total R vote: 112,844 (48.9%)      Total D vote: 116,006 (50.3%)      Total Other vote: 1,702 (0.7%)
* incumbent



1972 Senate class 2, Kent County
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 14,598 52.4%
Caleb Boggs* (R) 13,121 47.1%
Henry Majka (Amer) 140 0.5%
Herbert Wood (Proh) 21 0.1%
TOTAL 27,880
Turnout: 51%


1972 Senate class 2, New Castle County
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 85,017 50.3%
Caleb Boggs* (R) 83,273 49.3%
Henry Majka (Amer) 532 0.3%
Herbert Wood (Proh) 133 0.1%
TOTAL 168,955
Turnout: 64%


1972 Senate class 2, Sussex County
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 16,391 49.7%
Caleb Boggs* (R) 16,450 49.9%
Henry Majka (Amer) 131 0.4%
Herbert Wood (Proh) 21 0.1%
TOTAL 32,993
Turnout: 58%

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %

No Republican primary



Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %

No Democrat primary