List of United States Senate elections in Delaware

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A table showing the results of popular elections for U.S. senators from Delaware, beginning in 1916 when the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for the popular election of for U.S. senators went into effect. Before 1914, they were elected by the Delaware General Assembly.

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Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. United States senators are popularly elected for a six-year term beginning January 3. Before 1935 terms began March 4.

Class 1 senators

YearElectedPartyVotes %OpponentPartyVotes %Notes
1916 Josiah O. Wolcott Democratic 25,43450% Henry A. du Pont Republican 22,92545% [lower-alpha 1]
1922 (Special) Thomas F. Bayard Jr. Democratic 36,95450% T. Coleman du Pont Republican 36,89450% [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3]
1922 Thomas F. Bayard Jr. Democratic 37,30450% T. Coleman du Pont Republican 36,97950% [lower-alpha 4]
1928 John G. Townsend Jr. Republican 63,72561% Thomas F. Bayard Jr. Democratic 40,82839%
1934 John G. Townsend Jr. Republican 52,82953% Wilbur L. Adams Democratic 45,77146% [lower-alpha 5]
1940 James M. Tunnell Democratic 68,29451% John G. Townsend Jr. Republican 63,79947% [lower-alpha 6]
1946 John J. Williams Republican 62,60355% James M. Tunnell Democratic 50,91045%
1952 John J. Williams Republican 93,02054% Alexis I. du Pont Bayard Democratic 77,68545%
1958 John J. Williams Republican 82,28053% Elbert N. Carvel Democratic 72,15247%
1964 John J. Williams Republican 103,78252% Elbert N. Carvel Democratic 96,85048% [lower-alpha 7]
1970 William Roth Republican 94,97959%Jacob W. Zimmerman Democratic 64,74040% [lower-alpha 8]
1976 William Roth Republican 125,45456%Thomas C. Maloney Democratic 98,04244% [lower-alpha 9]
1982 William Roth Republican 105,35755%David N. Levinson Democratic 84,41344% [lower-alpha 10]
1988 William Roth Republican 151,11562% Shien Biau Woo Democratic 92,37838%
1994 William Roth Republican 111,07456% Charles M. Oberly Democratic 84,54042% [lower-alpha 11]
2000 Thomas R. Carper Democratic 181,56656% William Roth Republican 142,89144% [lower-alpha 12]
2006 Thomas R. Carper Democratic 170,56770% Jan C. Ting Republican 69,73429% [lower-alpha 13]
2012 Thomas R. Carper Democratic 265,37466%Kevin Wade Republican 115,69429% [1]
2018 Thomas R. Carper Democratic 217,38560%Rob Arlett Republican 137,12738%

Class 2 senators

YearElectedPartyVotes %OpponentPartyVotes %Notes
1918 L. Heisler Ball Republican 21,51951% Willard Saulsbury Jr. Democratic 20,11348% [lower-alpha 14]
1924 T. Coleman du Pont Republican 52,73159% James M. Tunnell Democratic 36,08541%
1930 Daniel O. Hastings Republican 47,90954% Thomas F. Bayard Jr. Democratic 39,88145% [lower-alpha 15]
1936 James H. Hughes Democratic 67,13653% Daniel O. Hastings Republican 52,46941% [lower-alpha 16]
1942 C. Douglass Buck Republican 46,21054%E. Ennalls Berl Democratic 38,32245% [lower-alpha 17]
1948 J. Allen Frear Jr. Democratic 71,88851% C. Douglass Buck Republican 68,24648% [lower-alpha 18]
1954 J. Allen Frear Jr. Democratic 82,51157% Herbert B. Warburton Republican 62,38943%
1960 J. Caleb Boggs Republican 98,87451% J. Allen Frear Jr. Democratic 96,09049%
1966 J. Caleb Boggs Republican 97,26859%James M. Tunnell Jr. Democratic 67,26341%
1972 Joe Biden Democratic 116,00651% J. Caleb Boggs Republican 112,84449% [lower-alpha 19]
1978 Joe Biden Democratic 93,93058%James H. Baxter Jr. Republican 66,47941% [lower-alpha 20]
1984 Joe Biden Democratic 147,83160%John M. Burris Republican 98,10140%
1990 Joe Biden Democratic 112,91863%M. Jane Brady Republican 64,55436% [lower-alpha 21]
1996 Joe Biden Democratic 165,46560%Raymond J. Clatworthy Republican 105,08838% [lower-alpha 22]
2002 Joe Biden Democratic 135,25358%Raymond J. Clatworthy Republican 94,79341% [lower-alpha 23]
2008 Joe Biden Democratic 257,53965% Christine O'Donnell Republican 140,59535% [2]
2010 (Special) Chris Coons Democratic 174,01257% Christine O'Donnell Republican 123,05340% [3]
2014 Chris Coons Democratic 130,65556%Kevin Wade Republican 98,82342% [4]
2020 Chris Coons Democratic 291,80459%Lauren Witzke Republican 186,05438%

Notes

  1. ↑ Additional candidates were Hiram R. Burton (2,361) and William C. Ferris (490).
  2. ↑ This was a special election held November 7, 1922 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Josiah O. Wolcott.
  3. ↑ An additional candidate was Frank Stephens (581).
  4. ↑ An additional candidate was Frank Stephens (608).
  5. ↑ Additional candidates were Fred W. Whiteside (497) and John T. Wlodkoski (69).
  6. ↑ An additional candidate was William F. Allen (2,786).
  7. ↑ An additional candidate was Joseph B. Hollon (71).
  8. ↑ An additional candidate was Donald G. Gies (1,720).
  9. ↑ Additional candidates were Donald G. Gies (646), Joseph F. McInerney (437), and John A. Massimilla (216).
  10. ↑ Additional candidates were Lawrence D. Sullivan (653) and Charles A. Baker (537).
  11. ↑ An additional candidate was John C. Dierickx (3,386).
  12. ↑ Additional candidates were J. Burke Morrison (1,103), Mark E. Dankof (1,044) and Robert E. Mattson (389).
  13. ↑ Additional candidates were William E. Morris (2,671) and Christine O'Donnell (11,127).
  14. ↑ An additional candidate was William H. Connor (420).
  15. ↑ An additional candidate was Nicholas Minutella (135).
  16. ↑ Additional candidates were Robert G. Houston (6,897), Charles W. Perry (183), and William V. P. Davidatis (53).
  17. ↑ An additional candidate was Thomas J. Sard (776).
  18. ↑ Additional candidates were Hamilton D. Ware (681), Thomas J. Sard (467), and Walter B. Pollard (80).
  19. ↑ Additional candidates were Henry Majka (803) and Herbet B. Wood (175).
  20. ↑ An additional candidates was Donald G. Gies (1,663).
  21. ↑ Additional candidates included Lee Rosenbaum (2,680).
  22. ↑ Additional candidates were Mark A. Jones (3,340) and Jacqueline Kossoff (1,698).
  23. ↑ Additional candidates were Maurice J. Barros (996), Raymond Buranello (922), and Robert E. Mattson (350).

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References

  1. ↑ "State of Delaware - Department of Elections · Office of the State Election Commissioner - State Of Delaware". elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2008 Election Statistics". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ "State of Delaware - Department of Elections · Office of the State Election Commissioner -". elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ "State Of Delaware - Elections Results". elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
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