2002 United States Senate election in Delaware
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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, defeating Raymond Clatworthy in a rematch. This is the last Senate election that Biden decreased his percentage of the votes since the previous election and the only time Biden lost Kent County in his seven elections to the Senate.
With this election, Biden became the first senator in Delaware to win six terms and became the state's longest-serving senator.
General Election[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Joe Biden (D), incumbent Delaware senator running for a sixth consecutive term
- Raymond Clatworthy (R), businessman and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996[1]
- Maurice Barros (IPoD), former department store manager.[2]
- Raymond T. Buranello (L)[3]
- Robert E. Mattson (NLP)[3]
Predictions[edit]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe D | November 4, 2002 |
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Biden (incumbent) | 135,253 | 58.22% | -1.82% | |
| Republican | Raymond J. Clatworthy | 94,793 | 40.80% | +2.67% | |
| 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 | ||||
County results[edit]
| County[6] | Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.
Democratic |
Raymond J. Clatworthy
Republican |
Maurice Barros
Delaware Independent |
Raymond T. Buranello
Libertarian |
Robert E. Mattson
Natural Law |
Total votes cast | |||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent | 16,786 | 48.82% | 17,310 | 50.35% | 158 | 0.46% | 99 | 0.29% | 27 | 0.08% | 34,380 |
| New Castle | 91,554 | 63.02% | 52,129 | 35.88% | 711 | 0.49% | 621 | 0.43% | 265 | 0.18% | 145,280 |
| Sussex | 26,830 | 51.11% | 25,277 | 48.15% | 215 | 0.41% | 112 | 0.21% | 58 | 0.11% | 52,492 |
| Total | 135,253 | 58.22% | 94,793 | 40.80% | 996 | 0.43% | 922 | 0.40% | 350 | 0.15% | 232,152 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "GOP says Biden-Clatworthy race is potential sleeper". Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ a b "2002 Senatorial General Election Results - Delaware". David Leip's Election Atlas. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - DE US Senate Race - Nov 05, 2002". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
