1972 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

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Nominee Pete du Pont Norma Handloff Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 141,237 83,320 Percentage 62.5% 36.9%

County results Roth:     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election William Roth Republican Elected U.S. Representative Pete du Pont Republican

The1972 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware took place on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican, Pete du Pont won re-election over Democrat candidate Norma Handloff with 62.54% of the vote.

General election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Pete du Pont	141,237	62.54%	8.8
	Democratic	Norma Handloff	83,320	36.89%	7.7
	American Independent	Robert G. LoPresti	1,120	0.50%	1.2
	Prohibition	Rachel Dickerson	264	0.12%
Total votes			225,851	100.00%
	Republicanhold

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