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1954 US Senate election in Delaware

J. Allen Frear Jr. (Democrat) beat Herbert B. Warburton (Republican) in Delaware in 1954, 56.9% to 43.1%, a margin of 13.9 points and 20,122 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1948, when J. Allen Frear Jr. also won.

Democrats led in 3 of the 3 counties as they stood then. The largest, New Castle, cast 101,101 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.6 points. The closest was Kent, where 5,047 votes separated the two parties.

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Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
J. Allen Frear Jr. won Democratic 82,511 56.9%
Herbert B. Warburton Republican 62,389 43.1%
Total144,900

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
New Castle 55,386 54.8% 45,715 45.2% 101,101 D+9.6
Sussex 16,169 60.0% 10,765 40.0% 26,934 D+20.1
Kent 10,956 65.0% 5,909 35.0% 16,865 D+29.9

Counties as they stood in 1954; 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