United States Senate election in Delaware, 1994

United States Senate election in Delaware, 1994

November 8, 1994

Nominee William V. Roth Charles Oberly Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 111,074 84,540 Percentage 55.8% 42.5%

U.S. senator before election William V. Roth Republican Elected U.S. Senator William V. Roth Republican

The 1994 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator William V. Roth won re-election to a fifth term.

Candidates

Democratic

• Charles Oberly, Attorney General of Delaware

Republican

• William V. Roth, incumbent U.S. Senator

Polling

Source	Date	Roth (R)	Oberly (D)
Wilmington News Journal	Oct. 31, 1994	53%	37%

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William V. Roth (inc.)	111,074	55.82%	-6.25%
	Democratic	Charles Oberly	84,540	42.48%	+4.54%
	Libertarian	John Dierickx	3,386	1.70%
Majority			26,534	13.33%	-10.79%
Turnout			199,000
	Republican hold		Swing