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Senatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Joe Biden | Democratic |
116,006 |
50.48% |
| J. Caleb Boggs | Republican |
112,844 |
49.10% |
| Henry Majka | American |
803 |
0.35% |
| Herbert B. Wood | Prohibition |
175 |
0.08% |
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| Election Notes:
- Excludes write-in votes.
- Information on candidates and incumbency accessed and verified via: http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6510
| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 594,338 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 117.5 | persons/km2 | 1972 Population: | 573,821 | Est. | 1972 Population Density: | 113.4 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 548,104 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 108.3 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 5,060 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.8 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: State of Delaware - Official Results of General Election - 1972. http://uselectionatlas.org/DOC/DE/DE%20Official%20Results%201972.pdf, State of Delaware - Official Results of General Election - 1972 (http://uselectionatlas.org/DOC/DE/DE%20Official%20Results%201972.pdf) (accessed 18 Jul 2012)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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