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1984 Senate elections · Delaware history

Delaware U.S. Senate election 1984

Joe Biden DEM +20.2 · Class II seat · held 11/6/84

Votes counted
245,932
Margin
20.2 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld
President in DE
R+19.9same year

General election 11/6/84

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Joe Biden WonDEM147,83160.11%
John BurrisREP98,10139.89%
Total245,932

Official source: data

Other Delaware Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2024Class ILisa Blunt Rochester17.1
2020Class IIChristopher A. Coons21.5
2018Class IThomas R. Carper22.1
2014Class IIChristopher A. Coons13.6
2012Class IThomas R. Carper37.5
2010 specialClass IIChristopher A. Coons16.6
2008Class IIJoe Biden29.4
2006Class IThomas R. Carper41.5
2002Class IIJoe Biden17.4
2000Class IThomas R. Carper11.8
1996Class IIJoe Biden21.9
1994Class IWilliam V. Roth Jr.13.3

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Questions and answers

Who won the 1984 Delaware Senate race?

Joe Biden (DEM) won with 60.1% of the vote, ahead of John Burris (39.9%), a margin of 20.2 points.

Did the Delaware Senate seat change party in 1984?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 1984 Delaware Senate race?

245,932 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.