| County | Turnout | Joe Biden* (D) |
James Baxter (R) |
Donald Gies (American) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 35% | 12,860 | 59.9% | 8,485 | 39.6% | 107 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 4,375 | 21,452 | ||||||||
| New Castle | 42% | 66,256 | 58.9% | 44,834 | 39.8% | 1,449 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 21,422 | 112,539 | ||||||||
| Sussex | 44% | 14,814 | 52.8% | 13,160 | 46.9% | 107 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,654 | 28,081 | ||||||||
| TOTAL | 43% | 93,930 | 58.0% | 66,479 | 41.0% | 1,663 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 27,451 | 162,072 | ||||||||
| Total R vote: 66,479 (41.0%) Total D vote: 93,930 (58.0%) Total Other vote: 1,663 (1.0%) | |||||||||||||||||||
| * incumbent | |||||||||||||||||||
| Campaign finance data for this election**: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Disbursements: | $494,718 | $206,250 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Receipts: | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
|
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
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| 1978 Senate class 2, Kent County | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Joe Biden* (D) | 12,860 | 59.9% | James Baxter (R) | 8,485 | 39.6% | Donald Gies (Amer) | 107 | 0.5% |
| TOTAL | 21,452 | ||||||||
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| 1978 Senate class 2, New Castle County | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Joe Biden* (D) | 66,256 | 58.9% | James Baxter (R) | 44,834 | 39.8% | Donald Gies (Amer) | 1,449 | 1.3% |
| TOTAL | 112,539 | ||||||||
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| 1978 Senate class 2, Sussex County | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Joe Biden* (D) | 14,814 | 52.8% | James Baxter (R) | 13,160 | 46.9% | Donald Gies (Amer) | 107 | 0.4% |
| TOTAL | 28,081 | ||||||||
| |||||||||
Campaign finance data for this election**:
| Joe Biden* | |||
| Total Disbursements: | $494,718 | ||
| James Baxter | |
| Total Disbursements: | $206,250 |
| Republican Primary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 1 | James Baxter | 12,107 | 53.7% |
| 2 | James Venema | 10,422 | 46.3% |
| TOTAL VOTES | 22,529 | ||
| Democrat Primary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Candidate | Votes | % |
No Democrat primary | |||
