- Source: 1978 United States Senate election in Delaware
The 1978 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democratic senator Joe Biden won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican challenger James H. Baxter Jr. in a landslide victory. This is the first of five elections in which Biden won all counties.
Republican primary
The Republican Party primary was held on September 9, 1978. Venema was previously an independent before declaring himself a candidate in March 1978. Candidates Venema and Baxter were described by The Washington Post as being "two think-alike Reagan conservatives" but differed in terms of background and "personal style".
= Candidates
=James H. Baxter Jr., Sussex County Recorder of Deeds
James Allyn Venema, cardboard sign manufacturer, anti-desegregation busing activist, president of the Positive Action Committee and the National Association of Neighborhood Schools
= Results
=General election
= Candidates
=James H. Baxter Jr. (R), Sussex County Recorder of Deeds
Joe Biden (D), incumbent Delaware Senator running for his first reelection
Donald G. Gies (A), engineer, perennial candidate and officer in the US Air Force Reserve
= Results
=County results
Results by state representative district
See also
1978 United States Senate elections
References
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