1972 United States Senate election in Delaware
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1972 United States Senate election in Delaware
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The 1972 United States Senate election in Delaware was held November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican Senator J. Caleb Boggs ran for a third term in the United States Senate. Boggs faced off against Democrat Joe Biden, a New Castle County Councilman. Though Boggs was expected to easily win a third term, Biden narrowly defeated the incumbent on election day, even while fellow Democrat George McGovern lost Delaware by 20.4% in the concurrent presidential election. Biden's victory margin of 3,162 vote
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware
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2008-10-08T19:10:59Z
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2024-08-29T23:03:33Z
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