1968 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
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The 1968 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent representative Bill Roth won re-election by 17 percentage points against former representative Harris McDowell.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- William Roth, Incumbent representative and former Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
- Jacob W. Zimmerman, former representative of Delaware's at-large congressional district
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | William Roth | 117,827 | 58.67% |  2.9
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| Democratic | Jacob W. Zimmerman | 82,993 | 41.33% |  2.9
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| Total votes | 200,820 | 100.00% | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 6.