2000 Senate elections · Delaware history
Delaware U.S. Senate election 2000
Thomas R. Carper DEM +11.8 gain · Class I seat · held 11/7/00
- Votes counted
- 326,993
- Margin
- 11.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in DE
- D+13.1same year
General election 11/7/00
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas R. Carper Won | DEM | 181,566 | 55.53% | |
| William V. Roth Jr. | REP | 142,891 | 43.70% | |
| J. Burke Morrison | LIB | 1,103 | 0.34% | |
| Mark E. Dankof | CON | 1,044 | 0.32% | |
| Robert E. Mattson | NLP | 389 | 0.12% | |
| Total | 326,993 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
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 |
Full Delaware Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2000 Delaware Senate race?
Thomas R. Carper (DEM) won with 55.5% of the vote, ahead of William V. Roth Jr. (43.7%), a margin of 11.8 points.
Did the Delaware Senate seat change party in 2000?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2000 Delaware Senate race?
326,993 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.