| Senatorial Candidate |
Political Party |
Popular Vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
J. Allen Frear, Jr. | Democratic | 71,888 | 50.85% | |
 |
Clayton Douglas Buck | Republican | 68,246 | 48.28% | |
 |
Hamilton D. Ware | Progressive | 681 | 0.48% | |
|
Thomas J. Sard | Prohibition | 467 | 0.33% | |
|
Walter B. Pollard | Socialist | 80 | 0.06% | |
Source: 1948 Senatorial General Election Results – Delaware, on-line
