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
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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.
Background
Democratic Senator
Joe Biden was re-elected to a seventh term
in 2008, defeating Republican political commentator
Christine O'Donnell
Christine Therese O'Donnell (born August 27, 1969) is an American conservative activist in the Tea Party movement best known for her 2010 campaign for the United States Senate seat from Delaware vacated by Joe Biden.
O'Donnell was born in ...
by 65% to 35%. At the same time, he was
elected Vice President of the United States and resigned his Senate seat to be sworn-in as Vice President in January 2009.
Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner
Ruth Ann Minner (née Coverdale; January 17, 1935 – November 4, 2021) was an American politician and businesswoman from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the 72nd (and, to date, only female) gov ...
appointed Biden's longtime aide
Ted Kaufman to the seat until a special election was held
in November 2010. In the election, Christine O'Donnell ran again and upset U.S. Representative and former Governor
Mike Castle in the Republican primary to face Democrat
Chris Coons, who had run unopposed for his party's nomination. In the general election, Coons defeated O'Donnell by 57% to 40% and was sworn-in later that month.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
*
Chris Coons, incumbent U.S. Senator
Declined
*
Beau Biden,
Delaware Attorney General and son of then
Vice President Joe Biden
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
* Carl Smink, retired engineer and businessman
* Kevin Wade, businessman and nominee for the U.S. Senate in
2012
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Declined
*
Mike Castle, former U.S. Representative, former
Governor of Delaware and candidate for the U.S. Senate
in 2010
*
Tom Kovach
Thomas H. Kovach (born May 27, 1969) is an American attorney and politician who served in the Delaware House of Representatives from 2009 to 2011 and as the president of the New Castle County Council from 2011 to 2012. A Republican, he ran for th ...
,
New Castle County Council President and nominee for
Delaware's at-large congressional district in
2012
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*
Christine O'Donnell
Christine Therese O'Donnell (born August 27, 1969) is an American conservative activist in the Tea Party movement best known for her 2010 campaign for the United States Senate seat from Delaware vacated by Joe Biden.
O'Donnell was born in ...
, political commentator, candidate for the U.S. Senate in
2006
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and nominee for the U.S. Senate in
2008
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and
2010
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Primary results
Other candidates
Green Party
Nominee
* Andrew Groff, computer science professor and nominee for the U.S. Senate
in 2012
General election
Fundraising
Debates
This is a video of the sole debate held on October 15, 2014
Predictions
Polling
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.
See also
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2014 United States Senate elections
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2014 United States elections
The 2014 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's second term. Republicans retained control of the House of Representatives and won control of the Senate.
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References
External links
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