2006 United States Senate election in Delaware

2006 United States Senate election in Delaware

November 7, 2006

Nominee Tom Carper Jan Ting Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 170,567 69,744 Percentage 67.13% 27.44%

County results Carper:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Tom Carper Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Tom Carper Democratic

The 2006 United States Senate election in Delaware was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Carper won re-election to a second term, by a landslide 40 points.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Christine O'Donnell, anti-abortion advocate (ran as a write-in candidate in general election)
• Mike Protack, commercial airline pilot
• Jan Ting, Temple University law professor

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jan Ting	6,110	42.47
	Republican	Michael D. Protack	5,771	40.12
	Republican	Christine O'Donnell	2,505	17.41
Total votes			14,386	100.00

General election

Candidates

• Thomas R. Carper (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Jan C. Ting (R), law professor
• Bill Morris (L), activist
• Christine O'Donnell (Write-in), anti-abortion activist

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 20, 2006

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Solid D	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics	Safe D	November 6, 2006

Polling

Source	Date	Tom Carper (D)	Jan Ting (R)
Fairleigh Dickinson	September 22, 2006	63%	23%
Fairleigh Dickinson	October 31, 2006	60%	26%

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tom Carper (incumbent)	170,567	67.13%	+11.60%
	Republican	Jan Ting	69,734	27.44%	−16.26%
	Write-in	Christine O'Donnell	11,127	4.38%
	Libertarian	William E. Morris	2,671	1.05%	+0.71%
Majority			100,833	39.68%	+27.85%
Turnout			254,099
	Democratic hold		Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Kent (largest city: Dover)
• Sussex (largest city: Seaford)

See also

• 2006 United States Senate elections

References

Specific

• The News Journal (September 2, 2006). "The Complete list of Candidates". p. 85.
• "2006 General Election Candidates". Department of Elections for New Castle County, State of Delaware. October 18, 2006. Archived from the original on October 30, 2006. Retrieved October 28, 2006.
• Matthew Jonas (September 13, 2006). "Ting, Spivack pass first test". Delaware News Journal (Delaware Online). Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2006. Topic: Primary results

General

External links

Political position

• Roxann Moore (October 25, 2006). "Candidates for U.S. Senate share their objectives, thoughts". DelmarvaNow!. Archived from the original on November 21, 2006. Retrieved October 28, 2006.
• Joe Rogalsky (October 21, 2006). "Senate hopefuls stake out stances: Carper seeks record 12th win against newcomer Ting". NewsZap.com. Retrieved October 28, 2006.
• William E. Morris (September 28, 2006). "Our Readers' Views: U.S. must address the cost of baby boomer benefits". Letters to the Editor. Delaware News Journal (Delaware Online). Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved October 28, 2006.
• "Candidates for U.S. Senate". Local News. Dover Post. October 25, 2006. Archived from the original on October 25, 2006. Retrieved October 28, 2006.
• Cris Barrish. "Three Republicans vie for chance to wage uphill battle against Carper". Delaware News Journal (Delaware Online). Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2006.
• "Carper's campaign website". Retrieved September 3, 2006.
• "Ting's campaign website". Archived from the original on November 1, 2006. Retrieved September 3, 2006.
• "Protack's campaign website". Archived from the original on July 15, 2006. Retrieved September 3, 2006.
• "O'Donnell's campaign website". Retrieved September 3, 2006.