1964 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

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1964 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

November 3, 1964

Nominee Harris McDowell James H. Snowden Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 112,361 86,254 Percentage 56.6% 43.4%

County results McDowell:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Harris McDowell Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Harris McDowell Democratic

The 1964 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent representative, Harris McDowell won re-election to a fifth term with 56.55 percent of the vote against Republican candidate, James Snowden who got 43.41 percent. This would be the last time a Democrat would win Delaware's at-large congressional district until 1982.

Results

General election results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Harris McDowell (Incumbent)	112,361	56.55%	3.6
	Republican	James H. Snowden	86,254	43.41%	3.5
	Socialist Labor	La Forest	256	0.04%	0.1
Total votes			198,871	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 8.