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2008 United States Senate election in Delaware

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Nominee Joe Biden Christine O'Donnell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 257,539 140,595
Percentage 64.7% 35.3%

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

U.S. senator before election

Joe Biden
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Joe Biden
Democratic

The 2008 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Biden, faced Christine O'Donnell in the general election. Biden won re-election to a seventh term with 64.69% of the vote, his best performing result in his senatorial career. Biden took his oath of office in the Senate chamber with the rest of his colleagues on January 3, 2009.[1]

  1. ^ Levi, Michelle (January 6, 2009). "Biden Sworn In (As a Senator)". CBS News. Retrieved December 3, 2020.