1966 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

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The 1966 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent representative Harris McDowell ran for re-election to a sixth term but lost to republican Bill Roth by 11 percentage points. No democrat would win this seat until 1982

1966 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

← 1964 November 8, 1966 1968 →

Nominee Bill Roth Harris McDowell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 90,561 72,142 Percentage 55.77% 44.23%

County results Roth:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Harris McDowell Democratic Elected U.S. Representative William Roth Republican

General election

Candidates

• William Roth, candidate for lieutenant governor in 1960
• Harris McDowell, incumbent representative of Delaware's at-large congressional district

Results

General election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William Roth	90,561	55.77%	12.4
	Democratic	Harris McDowell (Incumbent)	72,142	44.23%	12.3
Total votes			162,703	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1966" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 8.