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Date Type Results
Nov 03, 2026 General Election
  Democratic Primary Winner
0
0.00% 		  Republican Primary Winner
0
0.00%
Nov 03, 2020 General Election
 Chris Coons(I)
291,804
59.44% 		 Lauren Witzke
186,054
37.90% 		 Mark W. Turley
7,833
1.60% 		 Nadine Frost
5,244
1.07%
Nov 04, 2014 General Election
 Chris Coons(I)
130,655
55.83% 		 Kevin L. Wade
98,823
42.23% 		 Andrew Richard Groff
4,560
1.95%
Nov 02, 2010 Special Election
 Chris Coons
174,012
56.61% 		 Christine O'Donnell
123,053
40.03% 		 Glenn A. Miller
8,201
2.67% 		 James W. "Jim" Rash
2,101
0.68% 		 Maurice F. Bourgeois (W)
25
0.01% 		 Samtra Devard (W)
10
0.00%
Jan 15, 2009 Appointment
 Ted Kaufman
1
100.00%
Nov 04, 2008 General Election
 Joe Biden(I)
257,539
64.69% 		 Christine O'Donnell
140,595
35.31%
Nov 05, 2002 General Election
 Joe Biden(I)
135,253
58.22% 		 Ray Clatworthy
94,793
40.80% 		 Maurice J. "Bud" Barros
996
0.43% 		 Raymond Buranello
922
0.40% 		 Robert E. Mattson
350
0.15%
Nov 05, 1996 General Election
 Joe Biden(I)
165,465
60.04% 		 Ray Clatworthy
105,088
38.13% 		 Mark A. Jones
3,340
1.21% 		 Jacqueline Kossoff
1,698
0.62%
Nov 06, 1990 General Election
 Joe Biden(I)
112,918
62.68% 		 M. Jane Brady
64,554
35.83% 		 Lee Rosenbaum
2,680
1.49% 		  Others (W)
5
0.00%
Nov 06, 1984 General Election
 Joe Biden(I)
147,831
60.11% 		 John M. Burris
98,101
39.89%
Nov 07, 1978 General Election
 Joe Biden(I)
93,930
57.96% 		 James H. Baxter, Jr.
66,479
41.02% 		 Donald G. Gies
1,663
1.03%
Nov 07, 1972 General Election
 Joe Biden
116,006
50.48% 		 J. Caleb Boggs(I)
112,844
49.10% 		 Henry Majka
803
0.35% 		 Herbert B. Wood
175
0.08%
Nov 08, 1966 General Election
 J. Caleb Boggs(I)
97,268
59.12% 		 James M. Tunnell, Jr.
67,263
40.88%
Nov 08, 1960 General Election
 J. Caleb Boggs
98,874
50.71% 		 J. Allen Frear, Jr.(I)
96,090
49.29%
Nov 02, 1954 General Election
 J. Allen Frear, Jr.(I)
82,511
56.94% 		 Herbert B. Warburton
62,389
43.06%
Nov 02, 1948 General Election
 J. Allen Frear, Jr.
71,888
50.85% 		 C. Douglass Buck(I)
68,246
48.28% 		 Hamilton D. Ware
681
0.48% 		 Thomas J. Sard
467
0.33% 		 Walter B. Pollard
80
0.06%
Nov 03, 1942 General Election
 C. Douglass Buck
46,210
54.17% 		 E. Ennalls Berl
38,322
44.92% 		 Thomas J. Sard
776
0.91%
Nov 03, 1936 General Election
 James H. Hughes
67,136
52.98% 		 Daniel O. Hastings(I)
52,460
41.40% 		 Robert G. Houston
6,897
5.44% 		 Charles W. Perry
183
0.14% 		 William V. P. Davidatis
53
0.04%
Nov 04, 1930 Special Election
 Daniel O. Hastings(I)
47,665
54.69% 		 Thomas F. Bayard, Jr.
39,379
45.18% 		 Nicholas Minutella
118
0.14%
Nov 04, 1930 General Election
 Daniel O. Hastings(I)
47,909
54.49% 		 Thomas F. Bayard, Jr.
39,881
45.36% 		 Nicholas Minutella
135
0.15%
Dec 10, 1928 Appointment
 Daniel O. Hastings
1
100.00%
Nov 04, 1924 General Election
 Thomas Coleman DuPont
52,731
59.37% 		 James M. Tunnell
36,085
40.63%
Nov 05, 1918 General Election
 L. Heisler Ball
21,519
51.17% 		 Willard Saulsbury, Jr.(I)
20,113
47.83% 		 William H. Connor
420
1.00%
Jan 29, 1913 General Election
 Willard Saulsbury, Jr.
28
56.00% 		 Harry A. Richardson(I)
11
22.00% 		 John G. Townsend, Jr.
5
10.00% 		 Alfred I. DuPont
3
6.00% 		 Simeon S. Pennewill
1
2.00% 		 Ruby R. Vale
1
2.00% 		 A. P. Corbitt
1
2.00%
Jan 16, 1907 General Election
 Harry A. Richardson
35
70.00% 		 Willard Saulsbury, Jr.
15
30.00%
Mar 03, 1903 Special Election
 James F. Allee
30
58.82% 		 Willard Saulsbury, Jr.
17
33.33% 		  Blank/Scattering
4
7.84%
Nov 19, 1897 Special Election
 Richard R. Kenney
22
88.00% 		  Blank/Scattering
3
12.00%
May 09, 1895 General Election
 Henry A. DuPont
15
50.00% 		 Edward Ridgely
10
33.33% 		 J. Edward Addicks
4
13.33% 		 Ebe W. Tunnell
1
3.33%
Jan 16, 1889 General Election
 Anthony Higgins
16
53.33% 		 James L. Wolcott
9
30.00% 		 Alfred P. Robinson
5
16.67%
Jan 16, 1883 General Election
 Eli Saulsbury(I)
28
96.55% 		 Nathaniel B. Smithers
1
3.45%
Nov 16, 1877 General Election
 Eli Saulsbury(I)
24
100.00%
Jan 17, 1871 General Election
 Eli Saulsbury
30
100.00%
Jan 24, 1865 General Election
 Willard Saulsbury, Sr.(I)
19
65.52% 		 Edward Green Bradford
10
34.48%
Jan 13, 1859 General Election
 Willard Saulsbury, Sr.
21
72.41% 		  Blank/Scattering
8
27.59%
Jan 14, 1857 Special Election
 Martin W. Bates
24
80.00% 		 Joseph P. Comegys(I)
4
13.33% 		 William Tharp
1
3.33% 		  Blank/Scattering
1
3.33%
Nov 01, 1856 Appointment
 Joseph P. Comegys
1
100.00%
Jan 12, 1853 General Election
 John Middleton Clayton
17
56.67% 		  Blank/Scattering
13
43.33%
Jan 08, 1847 General Election
 Presley Spruance
16
53.33% 		 Martin W. Bates
14
46.67%
Jan 12, 1841 General Election
 Thomas Clayton(I)
27
96.43% 		  Blank/Scattering
1
3.57%
Jan 09, 1837 Special Election
 Thomas Clayton
18
75.00% 		 James A. Bayard, Jr.
5
20.83% 		 Archibald Hamilton
1
4.17%
Jan 08, 1835 General Election
 John Middleton Clayton(I)
20
66.67% 		 James A. Bayard, Jr.
10
33.33%
Jan 09, 1829 General Election
 John Middleton Clayton
19
65.52% 		 Henry M. Ridgely(I)
10
34.48%
Jan 12, 1827 Special Election
 Henry M. Ridgely
16
55.17% 		  Blank/Scattering
5
17.24% 		 Thomas Cooper
4
13.79% 		 Daniel Rodney(I)
2
6.90% 		 Arnold Naudain
2
6.90%
Nov 01, 1826 Appointment
 Daniel Rodney
1
100.00%
Jan 08, 1824 General Election
 Nicholas Van Dyke(I)
18
64.29% 		  Blank/Scattering
9
32.14% 		 Andrew Gray
1
3.57%
Jan 31, 1817 General Election
 Nicholas Van Dyke
14
53.85% 		 William Hill Wells(I)
11
42.31% 		 James Tilton
1
3.85% 		  Blank/Scattering
0
0.00%
May 01, 1813 Appointment
 William Hill Wells
1
100.00%
Jan 08, 1811 General Election
 James A. Bayard(I)
17
65.38% 		 James Tilton
9
34.62%
Jan 24, 1805 General Election
 James A. Bayard(I)
15
60.00% 		 Cæsar A. Rodney
9
36.00% 		 James Sykes
1
4.00%
Nov 13, 1804 Special Election
 James A. Bayard
15
100.00%
Jan 17, 1799 General Election
 William Hill Wells
14
53.85% 		 James Sykes
12
46.15%
Jan 19, 1798 Special Election
 Joshua Clayton
14
58.33% 		 James Sykes
10
41.67%
Nov 04, 1792 General Election
 John Vining
1
100.00%
Oct 25, 1788 General Election
 Richard Bassett
1
100.00%

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