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1936 US Senate election in Delaware

James H. Hughes (Democrat) beat Daniel O. Hastings (Republican) in Delaware in 1936, 53.0% to 41.4%, a margin of 11.6 points and 14,667 votes.

Delaware changed party: in 1930 it went Republican, for Daniel O. Hastings.

Democrats led in 3 of the 3 counties as they stood then. The largest, New Castle, cast 85,101 votes and went to the Democrat by 11.5 points. The closest was Sussex, where 2,186 votes separated the two parties.

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Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
James H. Hughes won Democratic 67,136 53.0%
Daniel O. Hastings Republican 52,469 41.4%
Robert G. Houston Independent 6,897 5.4%
All other candidates 236 0.2%
Total126,738

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
New Castle 45,717 53.7% 35,894 42.2% 3,490 85,101 D+11.5
Sussex 12,096 48.9% 9,910 40.1% 2,730 24,736 D+8.8
Kent 9,323 55.2% 6,656 39.4% 913 16,892 D+15.8

Counties as they stood in 1936; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Delaware Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) D+17.1
2020 Christopher A Coons (D) D+21.5
2018 Thomas R Carper (D) D+22.1
2014 Christopher A. Coons (D) D+13.6
2012 Thomas R. Carper (D) D+37.5
2008 Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D) D+29.4
2006 Tom Carper (D) D+39.7
2002 Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D) D+17.4
2000 Thomas R. Carper (D) D+11.8
1996 Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D) D+21.9
1994 William V. Roth, Jr. (R) R+13.3
1990 Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D) D+26.8
1988 William V. Roth, Jr. (R) R+24.1
1984 Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D) D+20.2
1982 William V. Roth, Jr. (R) R+11.0
1978 Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D) D+16.9
1976 William V. Roth, Jr. (R) R+12.2
1972 Joe Biden (D) D+1.4
1970 William Roth (R) R+18.7
1966 J. Caleb Boggs (R) R+18.2
1964 John J. Williams (R) R+3.5
1960 J. Caleb Boggs (R) R+1.4
1958 John Williams (R) R+6.6
1954 J. Allen Frear Jr. (D) D+13.9
1952 John J. Williams (R) R+9.0
1948 J. Allen Frear Jr. (D) D+2.6
1946 John J. Williams (R) R+10.3
1942 Clayton D. Buck (R) R+9.2
1940 James M. Tunnell (D) D+3.3
1936 James H. Hughes (D) D+11.6
1934 John G. Townsend Jr. (R) R+7.1
1930 Daniel O. Hastings (R) R+9.1
1928 John G. Townsend Jr. (R) R+21.9
1924 T.Coleman du Pont (R) R+18.7
1922 Thomas F. Bayard Jr. (D) D+0.4
1918 L. Heisler Ball (R) R+3.3
1916 Josiah O. Wolcott (D) D+4.9