2024 United States Senate election in Delaware

2024 United States Senate election in Delaware

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Nominee Lisa Blunt Rochester Eric Hansen
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 283,244 197,710
Percentage 56.6% 39.5%

County results
Rochester:      50–60%      60–70%
Hansen:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Tom Carper
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democratic

The 2024 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Delaware. Democratic congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, Republican businessman Eric Hansen, and Delaware Independent former state senator Michael Katz are seeking their first term in office.[1][2] The winner will succeed Democratic incumbent Tom Carper, who is not seeking a fifth term.[3]

This will be the first open race for this seat since 1970. Republicans have not won a Senate race in Delaware since 1994. Blunt Rochester will be both the first woman and first African American to represent Delaware in the Senate.

  1. ^ "U.S. Senate hopeful Blunt Rochester sets Delaware fundraising record for federal candidates". Bay to Bay News. April 9, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 General Election Candidate List - Department of Elections - State of Delaware". elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Newman, Meredith (May 22, 2023). "U.S. Sen. Tom Carper to retire from politics after nearly 50 years in office". Delaware Online. Retrieved May 22, 2023.