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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
- Christine O'Donnell, anti-abortion advocate (ran as a write-in candidate in general election)
- Mike Protack, commercial airline pilot
- Jan Ting, Temple University law professor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jan Ting | 6,110 | 42.47 | |
| Republican | Michael D. Protack | 5,771 | 40.12 | |
| Republican | Christine O'Donnell | 2,505 | 17.41 | |
| Total votes | 14,386 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Candidates
- Thomas R. Carper (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Jan C. Ting (R), law professor
- Bill Morris (L), activist
- Christine O'Donnell (Write-in), anti-abortion activist
Debates
- Complete video of debate, October 20, 2006
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[3] | Solid D | November 6, 2006 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[5] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
| Real Clear Politics[6] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Polling
| Source | Date | Tom Carper (D) |
Jan Ting (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairleigh Dickinson[7] | September 22, 2006 | 63% | 23% |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | October 31, 2006 | 60% | 26% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Carper (incumbent) | 170,567 | 67.13% | +11.60% | |
| Republican | Jan Ting | 69,734 | 27.44% | -16.26% | |
| Write-in | Christine O'Donnell | 11,127 | 4.38% | ||
| Libertarian | William E. Morris | 2,671 | 1.05% | +0.71% | |
| Majority | 100,833 | 39.68% | +27.85% | ||
| Turnout | 254,099 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References
- Specific
- The News Journal (September 2, 2006). "The Complete list of Candidates". p. 85.
- "2006 General Election Candidates". Department of Elections for New Castle County, State of Delaware. October 18, 2006. Archived from the original on October 30, 2006. Retrieved October 28, 2006.
- Matthew Jonas (September 13, 2006). "Ting, Spivack pass first test". Delaware News Journal (Delaware Online). Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2006. Topic: Primary results
- General
- ^ "State of Delaware: General Election (Official Results)". Delaware Commissioner of Elections. November 16, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
- ^ "State of Delaware - Department of Elections - State of Delaware".
- ^ "2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "2006 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ Chris Barrish (September 22, 2006). "Independent poll says Carper has huge lead on Ting". Delaware News Journal. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2006. Quote: "the first nonpartisan opinion poll in Delaware this year". The poll was conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind research center.
- ^ "Election and voting information" (PDF).
External links
Political position
- Roxann Moore (October 25, 2006). "Candidates for U.S. Senate share their objectives, thoughts". DelmarvaNow!. Archived from the original on November 21, 2006. Retrieved October 28, 2006.
- Joe Rogalsky (October 21, 2006). "Senate hopefuls stake out stances: Carper seeks record 12th win against newcomer Ting". NewsZap.com. Retrieved October 28, 2006. [dead link]
- William E. Morris (September 28, 2006). "Our Readers' Views: U.S. must address the cost of baby boomer benefits". Letters to the Editor. Delaware News Journal (Delaware Online). Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved October 28, 2006.
- "Candidates for U.S. Senate". Local News. Dover Post. October 25, 2006. Archived from the original on October 25, 2006. Retrieved October 28, 2006.
- Cris Barrish. "Three Republicans vie for chance to wage uphill battle against Carper". Delaware News Journal (Delaware Online). Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2006.
- "Carper's campaign website". Retrieved September 3, 2006.
- "Ting's campaign website". Archived from the original on November 1, 2006. Retrieved September 3, 2006.
- "Protack's campaign website". Archived from the original on July 15, 2006. Retrieved September 3, 2006.
- "O'Donnell's campaign website". Retrieved September 3, 2006.