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1990 US Senate election in Delaware

Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Democrat) beat M. Jane Brady (Republican) in Delaware in 1990, 62.7% to 35.8%, a margin of 26.8 points and 48,364 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1984, when Joseph R. Biden Jr. also won.

Democrats led in 3 of the 3 counties. The largest, New Castle, cast 120,121 votes and went to the Democrat by 29.9 points. The closest was Kent, where 4,434 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Joseph R. Biden Jr. won Democratic 112,918 62.7%
M. Jane Brady Republican 64,554 35.8%
All other candidates 2,685 1.5%
Total180,157

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
New Castle 77,105 64.2% 41,149 34.3% 1,867 120,121 D+29.9
Sussex 21,276 60.9% 13,302 38.1% 360 34,938 D+22.8
Kent 14,537 57.9% 10,103 40.3% 453 25,093 D+17.7

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Delaware Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) D+17.1
2020 Christopher A Coons (D) D+21.5
2018 Thomas R Carper (D) D+22.1
2014 Christopher A. Coons (D) D+13.6
2012 Thomas R. Carper (D) D+37.5
2008 Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D) D+29.4
2006 Tom Carper (D) D+39.7
2002 Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D) D+17.4
2000 Thomas R. Carper (D) D+11.8
1996 Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D) D+21.9
1994 William V. Roth, Jr. (R) R+13.3
1990 Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D) D+26.8
1988 William V. Roth, Jr. (R) R+24.1
1984 Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D) D+20.2
1982 William V. Roth, Jr. (R) R+11.0
1978 Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D) D+16.9
1976 William V. Roth, Jr. (R) R+12.2
1972 Joe Biden (D) D+1.4
1970 William Roth (R) R+18.7
1966 J. Caleb Boggs (R) R+18.2
1964 John J. Williams (R) R+3.5
1960 J. Caleb Boggs (R) R+1.4
1958 John Williams (R) R+6.6
1954 J. Allen Frear Jr. (D) D+13.9
1952 John J. Williams (R) R+9.0
1948 J. Allen Frear Jr. (D) D+2.6
1946 John J. Williams (R) R+10.3
1942 Clayton D. Buck (R) R+9.2
1940 James M. Tunnell (D) D+3.3
1936 James H. Hughes (D) D+11.6
1934 John G. Townsend Jr. (R) R+7.1
1930 Daniel O. Hastings (R) R+9.1
1928 John G. Townsend Jr. (R) R+21.9
1924 T.Coleman du Pont (R) R+18.7
1922 Thomas F. Bayard Jr. (D) D+0.4
1918 L. Heisler Ball (R) R+3.3
1916 Josiah O. Wolcott (D) D+4.9