2006 United States Senate election in Delaware

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 100,833 votes. This election was the first time since 1893 that a Democratic incumbent was re-elected to this seat.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Christine O'Donnell, anti-abortion advocate (ran as a write-in candidate in the general election)
• Mike D. Protack, commercial airline pilot
• Jan C. Ting, Temple University law professor

Results

General election

Candidates

• Tom Carper (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Jan C. Ting (R), law professor
• William E. Morris (L), activist
• Christine O'Donnell (write-in), anti-abortion activist

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 20, 2006

Predictions

Polling

Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Kent (largest city: Dover)
• Sussex (largest city: Seaford)

See also

• 2006 United States Senate elections

References

Specific

• Topic: Primary results

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External links

Political position