2006 United States Senate election in Delaware explained
Election Name: | 2006 United States Senate election in Delaware |
Country: | Delaware |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2000 United States Senate election in Delaware |
Previous Year: | 2000 |
Next Election: | 2012 United States Senate election in Delaware |
Next Year: | 2012 |
Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
Image1: | Thomas Carper.jpg |
Nominee1: | Tom Carper |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 170,567 |
Percentage1: | 67.13% |
Nominee2: | Jan C. Ting |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 69,744 |
Percentage2: | 27.44% |
Map Size: | 210px |
U.S. Senator |
Before Election: | Tom Carper |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Tom Carper |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2006 United States Senate election in Delaware was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Carper won re-election to a second term, by a landslide 40 points.[1]
This election was the first time since 1893 that a Democratic incumbent United States Senator from Delaware was re-elected or won re-election to this seat.
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Candidates
Debates
Predictions
Polling
Source | Date | Tom Carper (D) | Jan C. Ting (R) |
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align=left | Fairleigh Dickinson[6] | September 22, 2006 | | 63% | 23% |
align=left | Fairleigh Dickinson[7] | October 31, 2006 | | 60% | 26% | |
Results
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References
Specific
- News: The News Journal . The Complete list of Candidates . 85 . September 2, 2006 .
- Web site: 2006 General Election Candidates. October 28, 2006. October 18, 2006. Department of Elections for New Castle County, State of Delaware. October 30, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20061030155716/http://www.state.de.us/doe_ncc/Candidates/2006/2006_ge_candidates.shtml. dead.
- News: Matthew Jonas . Ting, Spivack pass first test . Delaware News Journal (Delaware Online) . September 13, 2006 . October 29, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184502/http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060913%2FNEWS%2F609130376 . September 30, 2007. Topic: Primary results
General
External links
Political position
- News: Roxann Moore . Candidates for U.S. Senate share their objectives, thoughts . DelmarvaNow! . October 25, 2006 . October 28, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061121094412/http://www.delmarvanow.com/bethanybeach/stories/20061025/2341786.html . November 21, 2006 . dead.
- News: Joe Rogalsky . Senate hopefuls stake out stances: Carper seeks record 12th win against newcomer Ting . NewsZap.com . October 21, 2006 . October 28, 2006.
- News: William E. Morris . Our Readers' Views: U.S. must address the cost of baby boomer benefits . Letters to the Editor . Delaware News Journal (Delaware Online) . September 28, 2006 . October 28, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930171218/http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060928%2FOPINION10%2F609280323%2F1004 . September 30, 2007.
- Web site: Candidates for U.S. Senate . October 28, 2006 . October 25, 2006 . Local News . Dover Post . https://web.archive.org/web/20061025010030/http://www.doverpost.com/pages/newssenate.html . October 25, 2006 . dead.
- News: Cris Barrish . Three Republicans vie for chance to wage uphill battle against Carper . Delaware News Journal (Delaware Online) . September 3, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930161011/http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060903%2FNEWS%2F60903009%2F1006&theme=ELECTION06 . September 30, 2007.
- Web site: Carper's campaign website . September 3, 2006 . August 1, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150801084650/http://www.carperforsenate.com/ . dead .
- Web site: Ting's campaign website . September 3, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061101200829/http://voteting.com/ . November 1, 2006 . dead .
- Web site: Protack's campaign website . September 3, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060715203736/http://mikeprotackforsenate.com/ . dead . July 15, 2006 .
- Web site: O'Donnell's campaign website . September 3, 2006.
Notes and References
- Web site: State of Delaware: General Election (Official Results) . Delaware Commissioner of Elections . November 16, 2006 . March 9, 2010 . May 28, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190528184435/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect06/elect06_general/html/elect06_general_office.shtml . dead .
- Web site: 2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006 . The Cook Political Report . https://web.archive.org/web/20080605093937/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_sen_ratings_nov6.pdf . September 30, 2021 . June 5, 2008 .
- Web site: Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS . Sabato's Crystal Ball . June 25, 2021.
- Web site: 2006 Senate Ratings . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . June 25, 2021.
- Web site: Election 2006 . Real Clear Politics . June 25, 2021.
- Web site: Independent poll says Carper has huge lead on Ting . October 29, 2006 . Chris Barrish . September 22, 2006 . Delaware News Journal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184732/http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060922%2FNEWS%2F609220344%2F1006%2FNEWS . September 30, 2007. Quote: "the first nonpartisan opinion poll in Delaware this year". The poll was conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind research center.
- http://publicmind.fdu.edu/noting/tab.html Fairleigh Dickinson