2012 United States Senate election in Delaware

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2012 United States Senate election in Delaware
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Turnout62.7% (voting eligible) [1]
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Nominee Tom Carper Kevin Wade
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote265,374115,694
Percentage66.42%28.95%
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2012 United States Senate election in Delaware results map by house district.svg
Carper:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
U.S. senator before election

Tom Carper
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Tom Carper
Democratic

The 2012 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Carper won re-election to a third term in a landslide.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Keith Spanarelli, businessman (no endorsement) [4]

Results

Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom Carper (incumbent) 43,587 87.9
Democratic Keith Spanarelli6,02812.1
Total votes49,615 100.0

General election

Candidates

Debates

Only one debate was held between Carper, Wade, and Independent Party candidate Pires.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [11] Solid DNovember 1, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12] Safe DNovember 5, 2012
Rothenberg Political Report [13] Safe DNovember 2, 2012
Real Clear Politics [14] Safe DNovember 5, 2012

Fundraising

Candidate (party)ReceiptsDisbursementsCash on handDebt
Tom Carper (D)$3,516,328$3,462,004$853,377$0
Kevin Wade (R)$181,367$181,600$11,500-$234
Alex Pires (DI)$414,343$413,774$278,925$566
Source: Federal Election Commission [15] [16] [17]

Top contributors

Tom CarperContributionKevin WadeContributionAlexander PiresContribution
JPMorgan Chase & Co $43,600Defenders of Freedom$10,000Highway One$10,525
AstraZeneca $40,050Friess Associates LLC$10,000Alloy Development$4,000
Ashland Inc. $38,730Associates International$6,000 Boston University $2,750
Blackstone Group $38,000Trinity Logistics$5,000American Real Estate$2,500
Wells Fargo $30,500Tiger Trading$2,500Gallo Realty$2,500
DuPont $29,600Rollins Jamaica$2,400Community Bank of Delaware$2,500
Discover Financial $23,250 Fiat S.p.A. $2,300Redpeg Marketing$2,500
NORPAC $22,700Janvier Jewelers$2,000Sodel Concepts$2,500
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association $20,800Cover Rossiter, CPA$1,500Wdms$2,500
Cigna $20,000Eastern States Group Construction$1,000Dc Bar Pro Bono Program$2,400
Source: OpenSecrets [18]

Top industries

Tom CarperContributionKevin WadeContributionAlexander PiresContribution
Insurance industry $388,910Retired$49,565 Real estate $10,750
Lawyers/law firms $313,010Misc. issues$20,000Retired$7,600
Financial institutions $299,750Financial institutions$10,250Lawyers/law firms$6,600
Lobbyists $218,695 Printing & publishing $6,000Misc. business$6,250
Pharmaceuticals/health products$199,950Business services$5,500 Universities $4,250
Commercial banks $193,940 Automotive industry $3,300 Health professionals $2,000
Chemical industry $165,757 Tourism $2,400 Entertainment industry$1,750
Leadership PACs $162,500 Accounting firms$1,500Printing & publishing$1,000
Health professionals$147,450Lawyers/law firms$1,250 Food & beverage $1,000
Retired$136,700General contractors$1,000Commercial banks$800
Source: OpenSecrets [19]

Results

United States Senate election in Delaware, 2012 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Tom Carper (incumbent) 265,415 66.42% −0.71%
Republican Kevin Wade115,70028.95%+1.51%
Independent Party Alex Pires15,3003.83%N/A
Green Andrew Groff3,1910.80%N/A
Total votes399,606 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

By county

By county
County Tom Carper
Democratic 		Kevin Wade
Republican 		All others
#%#%#%
Kent 40,75061.4722,56134.032,9794.49
New Castle 177,24472.9956,66623.348,9263.67
Sussex 47,42152.4136,47340.316,5877.28
Totals265,41566.42115,70028.9518,4924.63

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dr. Michael McDonald (February 9, 2013). "2012 General Election Turnout Rates". George Mason University. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ Catanese, David (November 18, 2010). "Tom Carper to Harry Reid: Pick 2 chairmen". Politico . Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Del. Sen. Carper Files for Re-election". WBOC-TV. Associated Press. May 26, 2012. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  4. ↑ Nuzback, Kara (August 6, 2012). "Smyrna resident challenges Carper in primary". Cape Gazette. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  5. ↑ "State of Delaware - Department of Elections - State of Delaware". Archived from the original on September 20, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Andrew Groff". Green Party of the United States. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Delaware Candidates Nominated or Endorsed". Libertarian Party of Delaware . Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  8. ↑ Starkey, Jonathan (August 4, 2012). "Independent Pires takes aim at shaking up D.C." The News Journal . Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  9. ↑ Koch, Andrew (July 17, 2012). "Pires Accepts Unanimous Nomination As IPoD Candidate For U.S. Senate". WGMD . Retrieved September 1, 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  10. ↑ Armstrong, Mellany (January 3, 2012). "Businessman Kevin Wade to run for U.S. Senate". WDEL . Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  11. ↑ "2012 Senate Race Ratings for November 1, 2012". The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on August 29, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  12. ↑ "2012 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  13. ↑ "2012 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  14. ↑ "2012 Elections Map - Battle for the Senate 2012". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  15. ↑ Federal Election Commission. "2012 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Delaware CARPER, THOMAS R". fec.gov.
  16. ↑ Federal Election Commission. "2012 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Delaware WADE, KEVIN L". fec.gov.
  17. ↑ Federal Election Commission. "2012 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Delaware PIRES, ALEXANDER J JR". fec.gov.
  18. ↑ "Top Contributors 2012 Race: Delaware Senate". OpenSecrets.
  19. ↑ "Top Industries 2012 Race: Delaware Senate". OpenSecrets.
  20. ↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". State of Delaware. Archived from the original on November 15, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.

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