Delaware United States Senate election, 2006
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The 2006 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator
Thomas R. Carper
won re-election to a second term. Carper's term will end on January 3, 2013.
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
Thomas R. Carper
Thomas R. Carper
Thomas Richard "Tom" Carper is the senior United States Senator from Delaware and a member of the Democratic Party. He was previously the 71st Governor of Delaware and a United States Representative....
won re-election to a second term. Carper's term will end on January 3, 2013.
Candidates
- Christine O'DonnellChristine O'DonnellChristine Therese O'Donnell is an American Republican Party politician who founded two advocacy organizations. She has been an advocate for nonprofit clients and nonprofit causes for nearly 20 years. A Tea Party favorite, and with strong financial support from the Tea Party movement, she defeated...
, pro-life advocate (ran as a write-in candidateWrite-in candidateA write-in candidate is a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote nonetheless by writing in the person's name. Some states and local jurisdictions allow a voter to affix a sticker with a write-in candidate's name on it to the ballot in lieu...
in general election) - Mike Protack, commercial airline pilot
- Jan C. TingJan C. TingJan C. Ting is a Professor of Law at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from Delaware in the 2006 U.S. Senate election, but two years later Ting left the Republican Party in a dispute over his endorsement of Democratic presidential...
, Temple UniversityTemple UniversityTemple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
Law Professor
Results
Candidates
- Thomas R. CarperThomas R. CarperThomas Richard "Tom" Carper is the senior United States Senator from Delaware and a member of the Democratic Party. He was previously the 71st Governor of Delaware and a United States Representative....
(D), incumbent U.S. Senator - Jan C. TingJan C. TingJan C. Ting is a Professor of Law at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from Delaware in the 2006 U.S. Senate election, but two years later Ting left the Republican Party in a dispute over his endorsement of Democratic presidential...
(R), Law Professor - Bill MorrisWilliam E. Morris (politician)William E. "Bill" Morris founded the Libertarian Party of Delaware in 1975 and the advocacy group SAFE as an alternative to the AARP in 1997. In 2004, Morris first ran for political office as the Delaware Libertarian candidate for a United States House of Representatives seat...
(L), activist
Polling
| Source | Date | Carper (D) | Ting (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairleigh Dickinson | October 31, 2006 | 60% | 26% |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | September 22, 2006 | 63% | 23% |