2020 Senate elections · Delaware history
Delaware U.S. Senate election 2020
Christopher A. Coons DEM +21.5 · Class II seat · held 11/3/20
- Votes counted
- 490,935
- Margin
- 21.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in DE
- D+19.0same year
General election 11/3/20
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher A. Coons Won | DEM | 291,804 | 59.44% | |
| Lauren E. Witzke | REP | 186,054 | 37.90% | |
| Mark W. Turley | IDE | 7,833 | 1.60% | |
| Nadine M. Frost | LIB | 5,244 | 1.07% | |
| Total | 490,935 | |||
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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 2020 Delaware Senate race?
Christopher A. Coons (DEM) won with 59.4% of the vote, ahead of Lauren E. Witzke (37.9%), a margin of 21.5 points.
Did the Delaware Senate seat change party in 2020?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2020 Delaware Senate race?
490,935 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.