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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.
List of recent elections
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Class 1 senators
| Year
|
|
Elected
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Opponent
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Notes
|
| 1916
|
Josiah O. Wolcott
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
25,434
|
50%
|
Henry A. du Pont*
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
22,925
|
45%
|
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| 1922 (special)
|
Thomas F. Bayard Jr.
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
36,954
|
50%
|
T. Coleman du Pont*
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
36,894
|
50%
|
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| 1922
|
Thomas F. Bayard Jr.
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
37,304
|
50%
|
T. Coleman du Pont*
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
36,979
|
49%
|
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| 1928
|
John G. Townsend Jr.
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
63,725
|
61%
|
Thomas F. Bayard Jr.*
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
40,828
|
39%
|
|
| 1934
|
John G. Townsend Jr.*
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
52,829
|
53%
|
Wilbur L. Adams
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
45,771
|
46%
|
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| 1940
|
James M. Tunnell
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
68,294
|
51%
|
John G. Townsend Jr.*
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
63,799
|
47%
|
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| 1946
|
John J. Williams
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
62,603
|
55%
|
James M. Tunnell*
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
50,910
|
45%
|
|
| 1952
|
John J. Williams*
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
93,020
|
54%
|
Alexis I. du Pont Bayard
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
77,685
|
46%
|
|
| 1958
|
John J. Williams*
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
82,280
|
53%
|
Elbert N. Carvel
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
72,152
|
47%
|
|
| 1964
|
John J. Williams*
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
103,782
|
52%
|
Elbert N. Carvel
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
96,850
|
48%
|
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| 1970
|
William Roth
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
94,979
|
59%
|
Jacob W. Zimmerman
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
64,740
|
40%
|
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| 1976
|
William Roth*
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
125,454
|
56%
|
Thomas C. Maloney
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
98,042
|
44%
|
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| 1982
|
William Roth*
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
105,357
|
55%
|
David N. Levinson
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
84,413
|
44%
|
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| 1988
|
William Roth*
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
151,115
|
62%
|
Shien Biau Woo
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
92,378
|
38%
|
|
| 1994
|
William Roth*
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
111,074
|
56%
|
Charles M. Oberly
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
84,540
|
42%
|
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| 2000
|
Tom Carper
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
181,566
|
56%
|
William Roth*
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
142,891
|
44%
|
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| 2006
|
Tom Carper*
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
170,567
|
67%
|
Jan C. Ting
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
69,734
|
27%
|
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| 2012
|
Tom Carper*
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
265,374
|
66%
|
Kevin Wade
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
115,694
|
29%
|
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| 2018
|
Tom Carper*
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
217,385
|
60%
|
Rob Arlett
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
137,127
|
38%
|
|
| 2024
|
Lisa Blunt Rochester
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
283,298
|
57%
|
Eric Hansen
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
197,753
|
39%
|
|
Class 2 senators
| Year
|
|
Elected
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Opponent
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Notes
|
| 1918
|
L. Heisler Ball
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
21,519
|
51%
|
Willard Saulsbury Jr.
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
20,113
|
48%
|
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| 1924
|
T. Coleman du Pont
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
52,731
|
59%
|
James M. Tunnell
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
36,085
|
41%
|
|
| 1930
|
Daniel O. Hastings*
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
47,909
|
54%
|
Thomas F. Bayard Jr.
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
39,881
|
45%
|
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| 1936
|
James H. Hughes
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
67,136
|
53%
|
Daniel O. Hastings*
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
52,469
|
41%
|
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| 1942
|
C. Douglass Buck
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
46,210
|
54%
|
E. Ennalls Berl
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
38,322
|
45%
|
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| 1948
|
J. Allen Frear Jr.
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
71,888
|
51%
|
C. Douglass Buck*
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
68,246
|
48%
|
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| 1954
|
J. Allen Frear Jr.*
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
82,511
|
57%
|
Herbert B. Warburton
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
62,389
|
43%
|
|
| 1960
|
J. Caleb Boggs
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
98,874
|
51%
|
J. Allen Frear Jr.*
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
96,090
|
49%
|
|
| 1966
|
J. Caleb Boggs*
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
97,268
|
59%
|
James M. Tunnell Jr.
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
67,263
|
41%
|
|
| 1972
|
Joe Biden
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
116,006
|
50%
|
J. Caleb Boggs*
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
112,844
|
49%
|
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| 1978
|
Joe Biden*
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
93,930
|
58%
|
James H. Baxter Jr.
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
66,479
|
41%
|
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| 1984
|
Joe Biden*
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
147,831
|
60%
|
John M. Burris
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
98,101
|
40%
|
|
| 1990
|
Joe Biden*
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
112,918
|
63%
|
M. Jane Brady
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
64,554
|
36%
|
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| 1996
|
Joe Biden*
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
165,465
|
60%
|
Raymond J. Clatworthy
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
105,088
|
38%
|
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| 2002
|
Joe Biden*
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
135,253
|
58%
|
Raymond J. Clatworthy
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
94,793
|
41%
|
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| 2008
|
Joe Biden*
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
257,539
|
65%
|
Christine O'Donnell
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
140,595
|
35%
|
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|
| 2010 (special)
|
Chris Coons
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
174,012
|
57%
|
Christine O'Donnell
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
123,053
|
40%
|
[3]
|
| 2014
|
Chris Coons*
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
130,655
|
56%
|
Kevin Wade
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
98,823
|
42%
|
[4]
|
| 2020
|
Chris Coons*
|
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic
|
291,804
|
59%
|
Lauren Witzke
|
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
|
186,054
|
38%
|
|
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