2002 United States Senate election in Delaware

The 2002 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Biden won re-election to a sixth term.

2002 United States Senate election in Delaware
November 5, 2002
 
Nominee Joe Biden Raymond Clatworthy
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 135,253 94,793
Percentage 58.2% 40.8%
County results
Biden:      50–60%      60–70%
Clatworthy:      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Joe Biden
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Joe Biden
Democratic

Elections in Delaware

Major candidates

Democratic

Republican
  • Raymond Clatworthy, businessman and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996[1]

Results
General election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Joe Biden (incumbent) 135,253 58.22% -1.82%
Republican Raymond J. Clatworthy 94,793 40.80% +2.67%
Delaware Independent Maurice Barros 996 0.43%
Libertarian Raymond T. Buranello 922 0.40% -0.82%
Natural Law Robert E. Mattson 350 0.15% -0.47%
Majority 40,460 17.42% -4.49%
Turnout 232,314
Democratic hold Swing

References
  1. https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/148193571.html?dids=148193571:148193571&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+13%2C+2002&author=CARL+WEISER&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=GOP+says+Biden-Clatworthy+race+is+potential+sleeper&pqatl=google
  2. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002/2002Stat.htm
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