1996 Senate elections · Delaware history
Delaware U.S. Senate election 1996
Joe Biden DEM +21.9 · Class II seat · held 11/5/96
- Votes counted
- 275,591
- Margin
- 21.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in DE
- D+15.2same year
General election 11/5/96
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden Won | DEM | 165,465 | 60.04% | |
| Raymond J. Clatworthy | REP | 105,088 | 38.13% | |
| Mark A. Jones | LIB | 3,340 | 1.21% | |
| Jacqueline Kossoff | NLP | 1,698 | 0.62% | |
| Total | 275,591 | |||
Official source: 96Stat.htm
Other Delaware Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Lisa Blunt Rochester | 17.1 |
| 2020 | Class II | Christopher A. Coons | 21.5 |
| 2018 | Class I | Thomas R. Carper | 22.1 |
| 2014 | Class II | Christopher A. Coons | 13.6 |
| 2012 | Class I | Thomas R. Carper | 37.5 |
| 2010 special | Class II | Christopher A. Coons | 16.6 |
| 2008 | Class II | Joe Biden | 29.4 |
| 2006 | Class I | Thomas R. Carper | 41.5 |
| 2002 | Class II | Joe Biden | 17.4 |
| 2000 | Class I | Thomas R. Carper | 11.8 |
| 1996 | Class II | Joe Biden | 21.9 |
| 1994 | Class I | William V. Roth Jr. | 13.3 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1996 Delaware Senate race?
Joe Biden (DEM) won with 60.0% of the vote, ahead of Raymond J. Clatworthy (38.1%), a margin of 21.9 points.
Did the Delaware Senate seat change party in 1996?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1996 Delaware Senate race?
275,591 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.