2018 Senate elections · Delaware history
Delaware U.S. Senate election 2018
Thomas R. Carper DEM +22.1 · Class I seat · held 11/6/18
- Votes counted
- 362,606
- Margin
- 22.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/6/18
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas R. Carper Won | DEM | 217,385 | 59.95% | |
| Rob Arlett | REP | 137,127 | 37.82% | |
| Demitri G. Theodoropoulos | GRE | 4,170 | 1.15% | |
| Nadine M. Frost | LIB | 3,910 | 1.08% | |
| Peter Todd Farina | W | 7 | 0.00% | |
| Matthew Water Stout | W | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Barry Eveland | W | 3 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 362,606 | |||
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 2018 Delaware Senate race?
Thomas R. Carper (DEM) won with 60.0% of the vote, ahead of Rob Arlett (37.8%), a margin of 22.1 points.
Did the Delaware Senate seat change party in 2018?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2018 Delaware Senate race?
362,606 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.