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2014 United States Senate election in Delaware

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Field	Value
election_name	2014 United States Senate election in Delaware
country	Delaware
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2010 United States Senate special election in Delaware
previous_year	2010 (special)
next_election	2020 United States Senate election in Delaware
next_year	2020
election_date	November 4, 2014
image_size	150x150px
image1	File:Chris Coons, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg
nominee1	Chris Coons
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1	130,655
percentage1	55.83%
image2	File:3x4.svg
nominee2	Kevin Wade
party2	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2	98,823
percentage2	42.23%
map_image
map_caption	Coons:
Wade:
map_size	210px
title	U.S. Senator
before_election	Chris Coons
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Chris Coons
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

Wade:
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. This election was the fifth consecutive even-number year in which a senate election was held in Delaware after elections in 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2012.

Incumbent Democratic 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 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 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

Declined

Mike Castle, former U.S. Representative, former Governor of Delaware and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010
Tom Kovach, New Castle County Council President and nominee for Delaware's at-large congressional district in 2012
Christine O'Donnell, political commentator, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2006 and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2008 and 2010

Primary results

Other candidates

Green Party

Nominee

Andrew Groff, computer science professor and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012

General election

Fundraising

Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on Hand
	Chris Coons (D)	$7,684,608	$4,831,183	$2,853,426

Debates

This is a video of the sole debate held on October 15, 2014

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report		November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics		November 3, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Chris
Coons (D)	Kevin
Wade (R)	Other	Undecided
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	October 16–23, 2014	461	± 7%	54%	36%	0%	10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	September 20 – October 1, 2014	471	± 5%	51%	35%	0%	14%
University of Delaware	September 10–22, 2014	902	± 3.9%	50%	25%	6%	21%
Rasmussen Reports	September 10–12, 2014	750	± 4%	49%	34%	4%	12%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	August 18 – September 2, 2014	697	± 5%	48%	35%	1%	16%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	July 5–24, 2014	840	± 3.5%	60%	—	15%	25%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Chris
Coons (D)	Christine
O'Donnell (R)	Other	Undecided
Princeton Survey Research	September 3–16, 2013	902	± 3.9%	51%	28%	—	22%

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.

By county

County	Chris Coons
Democratic	Kevin Wade
Republican	Andrew Groff
Green	#	%	#	%	#	%		Kent		New Castle		Sussex	Totals
	19,218		48.74		19,527		49.53		681		1.73
	84,985		63.82		45,229		33.97		2,948		2.21
	26,452		43.05		34,067		55.44		931		1.52
130,655	55.83	98,823	42.23	4,560	1.95

References

Charles Mahtesian. (November 27, 2012). "Coons: Not taking any chances in 2014". Politico.
(April 17, 2014). "Beau Biden says he plans to run for governor in Delaware". CNN.
Byrne, Tom. (July 7, 2014). "Filing deadline for First State's 2014 election cycle looms". WDDE.
Byrne, Tom. (July 8, 2014). "Late filings make two 2014 statewide races more competitive". WDDE.
Bob Yearick. (November 14, 2012). "Former Delaware Congressman Mike Castle: Life Out of Office". Delaware Today.
Amanda Terkel. (September 16, 2012). "Christine O'Donnell Considers 2014 Senate Rematch". The Huffington Post.
Doug Denison. (July 22, 2013). "Republicans wait as O'Donnell weighs another campaign". Delaware Online.
Starkey, Jonathan. (May 22, 2014). "Christine O'Donnell backs off Delaware Senate run". Delaware Online.
Mark Eichmann. (June 4, 2014). "Christine O'Donnell not running for Senate". News Works.
"State of Delaware Primary Election (Official Results)". elections.delaware.gov.
"STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS GENERAL ELECTION 11/04/2014 FILED CANDIDATES BY OFFICE". elections.delaware.gov.
"2014 Senate Race Ratings for November 3, 2014".
"The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks".
"2014 Senate Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report.
"2014 Elections Map - Battle for the Senate 2014". Real Clear Politics.
[http://today.yougov.com/news/2014/09/07/senate-races-battleground-tracker/ CBS News/NYT/YouGov]
[http://www.udel.edu/cpc/research/fall2014/CPCNatAgenda2014-Senate-House.pdf University of Delaware]
Andrew Groff (G)
[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2014/delaware/election_2014_delaware_senate Rasmussen Reports]
[https://today.yougov.com/news/2014/09/07/battleground-tracker-2014-delaware/ CBS News/NYT/YouGov]
[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/2014-midterms-republicans-narrowly-favored-to-capture-senate-in-november/ CBS News/NYT/YouGov]
[http://blogs.delawareonline.com/firststatepolitics/2013/10/11/coons-leads-odonnell-in-early-ud-poll/ Princeton Survey Research]
"State of Delaware General Election (Official Results)". State of Delaware Election Commissioner.

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