1972 United States Senate election in Delaware
Results

1972 United States Senate election in Delaware

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Democratic	Joe Biden	116,006	50.48%	+9.59%

Republican	J. Caleb Boggs (Incumbent)	112,844	49.10%	10.02%

American	Henry Majka	803	0.35%

Prohibition	Herbert B. Wood	175	0.07%

Majority	3,162	1.38%	16.86%

Turnout	229,828

Democratic gain from Republican	Swing

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Biden won the 1972 election by a margin of 3,162 votes.

final_sentence: Biden won the 1972 election by a margin of 3,162 votes.