United States Senate elections in Delaware

A table showing the results of general 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 chosen 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 their 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%		[1]
1922		Thomas F. Bayard, Jr.	Democratic	36,954	50%		T. Coleman du Pont	Republican	36,894	50%		[2][3]
1922		Thomas F. Bayard, Jr.	Democratic	37,304	50%		T. Coleman du Pont	Republican	36,979	50%		[4]
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%		[5]
1940		James M. Tunnell	Democratic	68,294	51%		John G. Townsend, Jr.	Republican	63,799	47%		[6]
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%		[7]
1970		William V. Roth, Jr.	Republican	94,979	59%		Jacob W. Zimmerman	Democratic	64,740	40%		[8]
1976		William V. Roth, Jr.	Republican	125,454	56%		Thomas C. Maloney	Democratic	98,042	44%		[9]
1982		William V. Roth, Jr.	Republican	105,357	55%		David N. Levinson	Democratic	84,413	44%		[10]
1988		William V. Roth, Jr.	Republican	151,115	62%		Shien Biau Woo	Democratic	92,378	38%
1994		William V. Roth, Jr.	Republican	111,074	56%		Charles M. Oberly	Democratic	84,540	42%		[11]
2000		Thomas R. Carper	Democratic	181,566	56%		William V. Roth, Jr.	Republican	142,891	44%		[12]
2006		Thomas R. Carper	Democratic	170,567	70%		Jan C. Ting	Republican	69,734	29%		[13]

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%		[14]
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%		[15][16]
1930		Daniel O. Hastings	Republican	47,909	54%		Thomas F. Bayard, Jr.	Democratic	39,881	45%		[17]
1936		James H. Hughes	Democratic	67,136	53%		Daniel O. Hastings	Republican	52,469	41%		[18]
1942		C. Douglass Buck	Republican	46,210	54%		E. Ennalls Berl	Democratic	38,322	45%		[19]
1948		J. Allen Frear, Jr.	Democratic	71,888	51%		C. Douglass Buck	Republican	68,246	48%		[20]
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		Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	Democratic	116,006	51%		J. Caleb Boggs	Republican	112,844	49%		[21].
1978		Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	Democratic	93,930	58%		James H. Baxter, Jr.	Republican	66,479	41%		[22].
1984		Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	Democratic	147,831	60%		John M. Burris	Republican	98,101	40%
1990		Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	Democratic	112,918	63%		M. Jane Brady	Republican	64,554	36%		[23].
1996		Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	Democratic	165,465	60%		Raymond J. Clatworthy	Republican	105,088	38%		[24].
2002		Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	Democratic	135,253	58%		Raymond J. Clatworthy	Republican	94,793	41%		[25].
2008		Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	Democratic	129,292	50%		Christine O'Donnell	Republican	122,929	48%

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. ^ This was a special election held November 4, 1930 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of T. Coleman du Pont.
16. ^ An additional candidate was Nicholas Minutella (118).
17. ^ An additional candidate was Nicholas Minutella (135).
18. ^ Additional candidates were Robert G. Houston (6,897), Charles W. Perry (183), and William V. P. Davidatis (53).
19. ^ An additional candidate was Thomas J. Sard (776).
20. ^ Additional candidates were Hamilton D. Ware (681), Thomas J. Sard (467), and Walter B. Pollard (80).
21. ^ Additional candidates were Henry Majka (803) and Herbet B. Wood (175).
22. ^ An additional candidates was Donald G. Gies (1,663).
23. ^ Additional candidates included Lee Rosenbaum (2,680)
24. ^ Additional candidates were Mark A. Jones (3,340) and Jacqueline Kossoff (1,698)
25. ^ Additional candidates were Maurice J. Barros (996), Raymond Buranello (922), and Robert E. Mattson (350)

References

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

External links

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