United States Senate election in Delaware, 2014
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Coons: 60–70%
Wade: 50–60% 60–70% |
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The 2014 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 4, 2014 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Delaware, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Chris Coons ran for re-election to a first full term in office. He was unopposed for the Democratic nomination and defeated Republican businessman Kevin Wade in the general election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Carl Smink, retired engineer and businessman[3]
- Kevin Wade, businessman and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012[4][5]
Primary results
Republican primary results[11]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Kevin Wade |
18,181 |
75.66 |
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Republican |
Carl Smink |
5,848 |
24.34 |
Total votes |
24,029 |
100 |
Other candidates
Green Party
Nominee
- Andrew Groff, computer science professor and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012[12]
General election
Fundraising
Candidate |
Raised |
Spent |
Cash on Hand |
Chris Coons (D) |
$7,684,608 |
$4,831,183 |
$2,853,426 |
Polling
Hypothetical polling |
Poll source |
Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Chris Coons (D) |
Christine O'Donnell (R) |
Other |
Undecided |
Princeton Survey Research |
September 3–16, 2013 |
902 |
± 3.9% |
50.5% |
27.5% |
— |
22% |
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Results
Coons easily won the election to a full term, with 56% of the vote. Coons was projected the winner right when the polls closed in Delaware. Wade conceded defeat at 8:32 P.M. EST.
References
- 1 2 3 Charles Mahtesian (November 27, 2012). "Coons: Not taking any chances in 2014". Politico. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Beau Biden says he plans to run for governor in Delaware". CNN. April 17, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ↑ Byrne, Tom (July 7, 2014). "Filing deadline for First State's 2014 election cycle looms". WDDE. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ↑ Moseley, Jonathan (June 25, 2014). "Delaware's US Senate Race May Draw A GOP Challenger After All". American Thinker. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ↑ Byrne, Tom (July 8, 2014). "Late filings make two 2014 statewide races more competitive". WDDE. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ↑ Bob Yearick (November 14, 2012). "Former Delaware Congressman Mike Castle: Life Out of Office". Delaware Today. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
- ↑ Amanda Terkel (September 16, 2012). "Christine O'Donnell Considers 2014 Senate Rematch". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- ↑ Doug Denison (July 22, 2013). "Republicans wait as O'Donnell weighs another campaign". Delaware Online. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
- ↑ Starkey, Jonathan (May 22, 2014). "Christine O'Donnell backs off Delaware Senate run". Delaware Online. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ↑ Mark Eichmann (June 4, 2014). "Christine O'Donnell not running for Senate". News Works. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ↑ "State of Delaware Primary Election (Official Results)". elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ↑ "STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS GENERAL ELECTION 11/04/2014 FILED CANDIDATES BY OFFICE". elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Senate Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ↑ "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ↑ "2014 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ↑ "2014 Elections Map - Battle for the Senate 2014". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ↑ Andrew Groff (G)
- ↑ "State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Election Commissioner. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
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