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1964 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

1964 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

← 1962 November 3, 1964 1966 →
 
Nominee Harris McDowell James H. Snowden
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 112,361 86,254
Percentage 56.6% 43.4%

County results
McDowell:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Harris McDowell
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Harris McDowell
Democratic

The 1964 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent representative, Harris McDowell won re-election to a fifth term with 56.55 percent of the vote against Republican candidate, James Snowden who got 43.41 percent. This would be the last time a Democrat would win Delaware's at-large congressional district until 1982.

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Harris McDowell (Incumbent) 112,361 56.55% Increase3.6
Republican James H. Snowden 86,254 43.41% Decrease3.5
Socialist Labor La Forest 256 0.04% Decrease0.1
Total votes 198,871 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 8.

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