List of United States Senate elections in Delaware
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.
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
Year | Elected | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |||
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1916 | Josiah O. Wolcott | Democratic | 25,434 | 50% | Henry A. du Pont | Republican | 22,925 | 45% | [a] | |||
1922 (Special) | Thomas F. Bayard Jr. | Democratic | 36,954 | 50% | T. Coleman du Pont | Republican | 36,894 | 50% | [b][c] | |||
1922 | Thomas F. Bayard Jr. | Democratic | 37,304 | 50% | T. Coleman du Pont | Republican | 36,979 | 50% | [d] | |||
1928 | John G. Townsend Jr. | Republican | 63,725 | 61% | Thomas F. Bayard Jr. | Democratic | 40,828 | 39% | ||||
1934 | John G. Townsend Jr. | Republican | 52,829 | 53% | Wilbur L. Adams | Democratic | 45,771 | 46% | [e] | |||
1940 | James M. Tunnell | Democratic | 68,294 | 51% | John G. Townsend Jr. | Republican | 63,799 | 47% | [f] | |||
1946 | John J. Williams | Republican | 62,603 | 55% | James M. Tunnell | Democratic | 50,910 | 45% | ||||
1952 | John J. Williams | Republican | 93,020 | 54% | Alexis I. du Pont Bayard | Democratic | 77,685 | 45% | ||||
1958 | John J. Williams | Republican | 82,280 | 53% | Elbert N. Carvel | Democratic | 72,152 | 47% | ||||
1964 | John J. Williams | Republican | 103,782 | 52% | Elbert N. Carvel | Democratic | 96,850 | 48% | [g] | |||
1970 | William Roth | Republican | 94,979 | 59% | Jacob W. Zimmerman | Democratic | 64,740 | 40% | [h] | |||
1976 | William Roth | Republican | 125,454 | 56% | Thomas C. Maloney | Democratic | 98,042 | 44% | [i] | |||
1982 | William Roth | Republican | 105,357 | 55% | David N. Levinson | Democratic | 84,413 | 44% | [j] | |||
1988 | William Roth | Republican | 151,115 | 62% | Shien Biau Woo | Democratic | 92,378 | 38% | ||||
1994 | William Roth | Republican | 111,074 | 56% | Charles M. Oberly | Democratic | 84,540 | 42% | [k] | |||
2000 | Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | 181,566 | 56% | William Roth | Republican | 142,891 | 44% | [l] | |||
2006 | Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | 170,567 | 70% | Jan C. Ting | Republican | 69,734 | 29% | [m] | |||
2012 | Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | 265,374 | 66% | Kevin Wade | Republican | 115,694 | 29% | [1] | |||
2018 | Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | 217,385 | 60% | Rob Arlett | Republican | 137,127 | 38% |
Class 2 senators
Year | Elected | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |||
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1918 | L. Heisler Ball | Republican | 21,519 | 51% | Willard Saulsbury Jr. | Democratic | 20,113 | 48% | [n] | |||
1924 | T. Coleman du Pont | Republican | 52,731 | 59% | James M. Tunnell | Democratic | 36,085 | 41% | ||||
1930 | Daniel O. Hastings | Republican | 47,909 | 54% | Thomas F. Bayard Jr. | Democratic | 39,881 | 45% | [o] | |||
1936 | James H. Hughes | Democratic | 67,136 | 53% | Daniel O. Hastings | Republican | 52,469 | 41% | [p] | |||
1942 | C. Douglass Buck | Republican | 46,210 | 54% | E. Ennalls Berl | Democratic | 38,322 | 45% | [q] | |||
1948 | J. Allen Frear Jr. | Democratic | 71,888 | 51% | C. Douglass Buck | Republican | 68,246 | 48% | [r] | |||
1954 | J. Allen Frear Jr. | Democratic | 82,511 | 57% | Herbert B. Warburton | Republican | 62,389 | 43% | ||||
1960 | J. Caleb Boggs | Republican | 98,874 | 51% | J. Allen Frear Jr. | Democratic | 96,090 | 49% | ||||
1966 | J. Caleb Boggs | Republican | 97,268 | 59% | James M. Tunnell Jr. | Democratic | 67,263 | 41% | ||||
1972 | Joe Biden | Democratic | 116,006 | 51% | J. Caleb Boggs | Republican | 112,844 | 49% | [s] | |||
1978 | Joe Biden | Democratic | 93,930 | 58% | James H. Baxter Jr. | Republican | 66,479 | 41% | [t] | |||
1984 | Joe Biden | Democratic | 147,831 | 60% | John M. Burris | Republican | 98,101 | 40% | ||||
1990 | Joe Biden | Democratic | 112,918 | 63% | M. Jane Brady | Republican | 64,554 | 36% | [u] | |||
1996 | Joe Biden | Democratic | 165,465 | 60% | Raymond J. Clatworthy | Republican | 105,088 | 38% | [v] | |||
2002 | Joe Biden | Democratic | 135,253 | 58% | Raymond J. Clatworthy | Republican | 94,793 | 41% | [w] | |||
2008 | Joe Biden | Democratic | 257,539 | 65% | Christine O'Donnell | Republican | 140,595 | 35% | [2] | |||
2010 (Special) | Chris Coons | Democratic | 174,012 | 57% | Christine O'Donnell | Republican | 123,053 | 40% | [3] | |||
2014 | Chris Coons | Democratic | 130,655 | 56% | Kevin Wade | Republican | 98,823 | 42% | [4] | |||
2020 | Chris Coons | Democratic | 291,804 | 59% | Lauren Witzke | Republican | 186,054 | 38% |
Notes
- ^ Additional candidates were Hiram R. Burton (2,361) and William C. Ferris (490).
- ^ This was a special election held November 7, 1922 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Josiah O. Wolcott.
- ^ An additional candidate was Frank Stephens (581).
- ^ An additional candidate was Frank Stephens (608).
- ^ Additional candidates were Fred W. Whiteside (497) and John T. Wlodkoski (69).
- ^ An additional candidate was William F. Allen (2,786).
- ^ An additional candidate was Joseph B. Hollon (71).
- ^ An additional candidate was Donald G. Gies (1,720).
- ^ Additional candidates were Donald G. Gies (646), Joseph F. McInerney (437), and John A. Massimilla (216).
- ^ Additional candidates were Lawrence D. Sullivan (653) and Charles A. Baker (537).
- ^ An additional candidate was John C. Dierickx (3,386).
- ^ Additional candidates were J. Burke Morrison (1,103), Mark E. Dankof (1,044) and Robert E. Mattson (389).
- ^ Additional candidates were William E. Morris (2,671) and Christine O'Donnell (11,127).
- ^ An additional candidate was William H. Connor (420).
- ^ An additional candidate was Nicholas Minutella (135).
- ^ Additional candidates were Robert G. Houston (6,897), Charles W. Perry (183), and William V. P. Davidatis (53).
- ^ An additional candidate was Thomas J. Sard (776).
- ^ Additional candidates were Hamilton D. Ware (681), Thomas J. Sard (467), and Walter B. Pollard (80).
- ^ Additional candidates were Henry Majka (803) and Herbet B. Wood (175).
- ^ An additional candidates was Donald G. Gies (1,663).
- ^ Additional candidates included Lee Rosenbaum (2,680).
- ^ Additional candidates were Mark A. Jones (3,340) and Jacqueline Kossoff (1,698).
- ^ Additional candidates were Maurice J. Barros (996), Raymond Buranello (922), and Robert E. Mattson (350).
References
- ^ "State of Delaware - Department of Elections · Office of the State Election Commissioner - State Of Delaware". elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ "2008 Election Statistics". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ "State of Delaware - Department of Elections · Office of the State Election Commissioner -". elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ "State Of Delaware - Elections Results". elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- Barone, Michael; Richard E. Cohen (2005). The Almanac of American Politics. National Journal Group. ISBN 0-89234-112-2.
- Dublin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1789-1997.
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