2006 United States Senate election in Delaware

United States Senate election in Delaware, 2006

November 7, 2006

Nominee Tom Carper Jan Ting Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 170,567 69,744 Percentage 67.1% 27.4%

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 Thomas R. Carper won re-election to a second term.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Christine O'Donnell, pro-life advocate (ran as a write-in candidate in general election)
• Mike Protack, commercial airline pilot
• Jan C. 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), pro-life advocate

Polling

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

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas 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%
	Independent Party	Karen M. Hartley-Nagle	5,769	2.2%
	Libertarian	William E. Morris	2,671	1.05%	+0.71%
Majority			100,833	39.68%	+27.85%
Turnout			254,099
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

• The News Journal (September 2, 2006). "The Complete list of Candidates". p. 85. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• "2006 General Election Candidates". Department of Elections for New Castle County, State of Delaware. October 18, 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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) Topic: Primary results

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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• 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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "Candidates for U.S. Senate". Local News. Dover Post. October 25, 2006. Archived from the original on October 25, 2006. Retrieved October 28, 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• 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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "Carper's campaign website". Retrieved September 3, 2006.
• "Ting's campaign website". Archived from the original on November 1, 2006. Retrieved September 3, 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "Protack's campaign website". Archived from the original on July 15, 2006. Retrieved September 3, 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "O'Donnell's campaign website". Retrieved September 3, 2006.