1970 United States Senate election in Delaware

1970 United States Senate election in Delaware

November 2, 1970

Nominee Bill Roth Jacob W. Zimmerman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 94,979 64,740 Percentage 58.83% 40.10%

Roth:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Zimmerman:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election John J. Williams Republican Elected U.S. Senator William Roth Republican

The 1970 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1970. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John J. Williams retired. Republican Party U.S. Representative Bill Roth was elected to succeed him.

General election

Candidates

• Donald G. Gies, Air Force veteran (American)
• William Roth, U.S. Representative from Wilmington (Republican)
• Jacob W. Zimmerman, potato farmer (Democratic)

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William Roth	94,979	58.83%	7.12
	Democratic	Jacob W. Zimmerman	64,740	40.10%	8.16
	American	Donald G. Gies	1,720	1.07%	N/A
Total votes			161,439	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• 1970 United States Senate elections