List of United States Senate elections in Delaware explained

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
1916	Josiah O. Wolcott		Democratic	25,434	50%	Henry A. du Pont		Republican	22,925	45%
1922 (special)	Thomas F. Bayard Jr.		Democratic	36,954	50%	T. Coleman du Pont		Republican	36,894	50%
1922	Thomas F. Bayard Jr.		Democratic	37,304	50%	T. Coleman du Pont		Republican	36,979	49%
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%
1940	James M. Tunnell		Democratic	68,294	51%	John G. Townsend Jr.		Republican	63,799	47%
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	46%
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%
1970	William Roth		Republican	94,979	59%	Jacob W. Zimmerman		Democratic	64,740	40%
1976	William Roth		Republican	125,454	56%	Thomas C. Maloney		Democratic	98,042	44%
1982	William Roth		Republican	105,357	55%	David N. Levinson		Democratic	84,413	44%
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%
2000	Tom Carper		Democratic	181,566	56%	William Roth		Republican	142,891	44%
2006	Tom Carper		Democratic	170,567	67%	Jan C. Ting		Republican	69,734	27%
2012	Tom Carper		Democratic	265,374	66%	Kevin Wade		Republican	115,694	29%	^[1]
2018	Tom Carper		Democratic	217,385	60%	Rob Arlett		Republican	137,127	38%

Class 2 senators

Year		Elected	Party	Votes	%		Opponent	Party	Votes	%		Notes
1918	L. Heisler Ball		Republican	21,519	51%	Willard Saulsbury Jr.		Democratic	20,113	48%
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%
1936	James H. Hughes		Democratic	67,136	53%	Daniel O. Hastings		Republican	52,469	41%
1942	C. Douglass Buck		Republican	46,210	54%	E. Ennalls Berl		Democratic	38,322	45%
1948	J. Allen Frear Jr.		Democratic	71,888	51%	C. Douglass Buck		Republican	68,246	48%
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	50%	J. Caleb Boggs		Republican	112,844	49%
1978	Joe Biden		Democratic	93,930	58%	James H. Baxter Jr.		Republican	66,479	41%
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%
1996	Joe Biden		Democratic	165,465	60%	Raymond J. Clatworthy		Republican	105,088	38%
2002	Joe Biden		Democratic	135,253	58%	Raymond J. Clatworthy		Republican	94,793	41%
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%

References

• Book: Barone, Michael . The Almanac of American Politics . Richard E. Cohen . National Journal Group . 2005 . 0-89234-112-2 . registration .
• Book: Dublin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1789-1997 .

External links

• Our Campaigns- Senate Class 1
• Our Campaigns- Senate Class 2

Notes and References

1. Web site: State of Delaware - Department of Elections · Office of the State Election Commissioner - State Of Delaware . elections.delaware.gov . en . May 19, 2018.
2. Web site: 2008 Election Statistics . clerk.house.gov . May 19, 2018.
3. Web site: State of Delaware - Department of Elections · Office of the State Election Commissioner - . elections.delaware.gov . en . May 19, 2018.
4. Web site: State Of Delaware - Elections Results . elections.delaware.gov . en-US . May 19, 2018.