2012 United States Senate election in Delaware

The 2012 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Carper won re-election to a third term in a landslide.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Carper, incumbent U.S. senator

Eliminated in primary

• Keith Spanarelli, businessman (no endorsement)

Results

General election

Candidates

• Tom Carper (D), incumbent U.S. senator
• Andrew Groff (Green), businessman; also endorsed by the Libertarian Party
• Alex Pires (IPoD), businessman and attorney
• Kevin Wade (R), businessman

Debates

Only one debate was held between Carper, Wade, and Independent Party candidate Pires.

• Complete video of debate, October 16, 2012 - C-SPAN

Predictions

Fundraising

Top contributors

Top industries

Results

By county

See also

• 2012 United States Senate elections
• 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
• 2012 Delaware gubernatorial election

References

External links

• Delaware Office of the Elections Commission
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
• Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation
• Candidate issue positions at On the Issues

Official campaign websites (archived)

• Tom Carper for U.S. Senate
• Andrew Groff for U.S. Senate
• Alex Pires for U.S. Senate
• Kevin Wade for U.S. Senate