The 2012 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the
2012 U.S. presidential election
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as well as other elections to the
United States Senate and
House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator
Tom Carper won re-election to a third term in a landslide.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
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Tom Carper, incumbent U.S. Senator
Eliminated in primary
* Keith Spanarelli, businessman (no endorsement)
Results
General election
Candidates
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Tom Carper (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
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Andrew Groff
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(
Green), businessman; also endorsed by the
Libertarian Party
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Alex Pires
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People
Multiple
* Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
* Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people
* Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple ...
(
IPoD
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), businessman and attorney
* Kevin Wade (R), businessman
Debates
Only one debate was held between Carper, Wade, and Independent Party candidate Pires.
Complete video of debate October 16, 2012 -
C-SPAN
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Predictions
Fundraising
Top contributors
Top industries
Results
See also
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2012 United States Senate elections
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2012 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
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2012 Delaware gubernatorial election
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References
External links
Delaware Office of the Elections CommissionCampaign contributionsat
OpenSecrets.org
Outside spendingat the
Sunlight Foundation
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Candidate issue positionsat
On the Issues
;Official campaign websites (Archived)
Tom Carper for U.S. SenateAndrew Groff for U.S. SenateAlex Pires for U.S. SenateKevin Wade for U.S. Senate
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Delaware
Senate
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