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Delaware — 2012 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2012 · U.S. SenateDelaware · U.S. SenateThomas R. CarperD+37.5
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2012 Senate returns.
- Thomas R. Carper✓(i)Democrat265,41566.4%
- Kevin WadeRepublican115,70029.0%
- Alexander PiresIndependent15,3003.8%
- Andrew Richard GroffGreen3,1910.8%
presidential baselinePresident 2012D+18.6Senate 2012D+37.5vs. baselineD+18.8
Delaware's 2012 Senate race ran 18.8 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Delaware's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | −12.2% |
| 1978 | +16.9% |
| 1982 | −11.0% |
| 1984 | +20.2% |
| 1988 | −24.1% |
| 1990 | +26.8% |
| 1994 | −13.3% |
| 1996 | +21.9% |
| 2000 | +11.8% |
| 2002 | +17.4% |
| 2006 | +41.5% |
| 2008 | +29.4% |
| 2010 | +16.6% |
| 2012 | +37.5% |
| 2014 | +13.6% |
| 2018 | +22.1% |
| 2020 | +21.5% |
| 2024 | +17.1% |
Same ballot, 2012DE
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.