2012 Senate elections · Delaware history
Delaware U.S. Senate election 2012
Thomas R. Carper DEM +37.5 · Class I seat · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 399,606
- Margin
- 37.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in DE
- D+18.6same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas R. Carper Won | DEM | 265,415 | 66.42% | |
| Kevin Wade | REP | 115,700 | 28.95% | |
| Alexander Pires | IDE | 15,300 | 3.83% | |
| Andrew Richard Groff | GRE | 3,191 | 0.80% | |
| Total | 399,606 | |||
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 2012 Delaware Senate race?
Thomas R. Carper (DEM) won with 66.4% of the vote, ahead of Kevin Wade (29.0%), a margin of 37.5 points.
Did the Delaware Senate seat change party in 2012?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 Delaware Senate race?
399,606 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.