2000 United States Senate election in Delaware

none March 2026 September 2023 2000 United States Senate election in Delaware Delaware presidential no 1994 United States Senate election in Delaware 1994 2006 United States Senate election in Delaware 2006 November 7, 2000 150x150px Thomas Carper.jpg Tom Carper Democratic Party (United States) 181,566 55.53% File:Sen. William V. Roth (R-DE).jpg Bill Roth Republican Party (United States) 142,891 43.70% 110px County results 110px State House district results Carper: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Roth: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Bill Roth Republican Party (United States) Tom Carper Democratic Party (United States) The 2000 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 7, 2000, in conjunction with the 2000 U.S. presidential election, other elections to the United States Senate in other states, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator William Roth ran for re-election to a sixth term, but he was defeated by outgoing Democratic governor Tom Carper. Carper subsequently became the first Democrat to hold this seat since 1947, when James M. Tunnell left office. It was also the first time since 1943 in which both of the state's Senate seats were held by Democrats, as the class 2 seat was held by Joe Biden. Additionally, it was the only time Carper lost Kent County in his entire political career. General election Candidates Tom Carper, Governor of Delaware and former U.S. representative (Democratic) Mark E. Dankof (Constitution) Robert Mattson (Natural Law) J. Burke Morrison (Libertarian) William Roth, incumbent U.S. senator since 1971 (Republican) Campaign For 16 years, the same four people had held all four major statewide positions in Delaware. Governor Tom Carper was term-limited and could not run for re-election again. Both he and U.S. representative Mike Castle wanted to be U.S. senator. However, Roth would not retire, and fellow Republican Castle decided against a primary. Roth, 79, had served in the U.S. Senate for 30 years. He was the chairman of the Finance Committee. Carper, 53, was a popular governor and former U.S. congressman of Delaware's At-large congressional district, who announced his candidacy against Roth in September 1999.https://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/09/21/senate.2000/delaware.senate/index.html?_s=PM:ALLPOLITICS Delaware governor to challenge Roth - CNN 2017-11-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20121003081751/http://articles.cnn.com/1999-09-21/politics/senate.2000_delaware.senate_1_delaware-governor-sixth-senate-term-delaware-residents?_s=PM:ALLPOLITICS 2012-10-03 live Both candidates were moderates. Roth was one of the few Republicans to vote for the Brady Bill. Although Roth started the campaign with a 2-to-1 spending advantage, Carper went into the final month with more than $1 million on hand.https://archive.today/20120715102557/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/62928651.html?dids=62928651:62928651&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+26,+2000&author=Curtis+Wilkie,+Globe+Correspondent&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=IN+TIGHT+RACE,+HEALTH+ISSUES+DOG+DELAWARE'S+ROTH&pqatl=google In a contest between two popular and respected politicians, the main issue seemed to be Roth's age versus Carper's relative youth. Debates Complete video of debate, October 15, 2000 Results Carper defeated Roth by over ten points. Roth received more votes than presidential candidate George W. Bush, suggesting the strength of the Democratic turnout was a boon to Carper's candidacy. Some attributed Roth's loss to his age and health, as he collapsed twice during the campaign, once in the middle of a television interview and once during a campaign event.http://www.sussexcountyonline.com/campaign2000/results/ussenate.html Delaware U.S. Race, 2000 -- Sussex County Online, Delaware 2016-12-06 2020-08-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20200809105208/http://www.sussexcountyonline.com/campaign2000/results/ussenate.html dead https://cache.boston.com/news/politics/campaign2000/news/In_tight_race_health_issues_dog_Delaware_s_Roth+.shtml In tight race, health issues dog Delaware's Roth Curtis Wilkie October 26, 2000 Cache.boston.com 2022-09-21 General election resultshttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000/2000Stat.htm Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Party (United States) Tom Carper 181,566 55.53% 13.04 Republican Party (United States) William Roth (incumbent) 142,891 43.70% 12.12 Libertarian Party (United States) J. Burke Morrison 1,103 0.34% 1.36 Constitution Party (United States) Mark E. Dankof 1,044 0.32% N/A Natural Law Party (United States) Robert Mattson 389 0.12% N/A 38,675 11.83% -1.51% 326,993 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) By county By county yes #B0CEFF;line-height:135%; none CountyTom CarperDemocraticWilliam RothRepublicanAll Others#%#%#%Kent21,99846.0925,38753.193440.72New Castle128,49160.0983,55439.071,7860.84Sussex31,07747.4933,95051.894060.62 Totals181,56655.53142,89143.72,5360.78 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic New Castle (largest city: Wilmington) See also 2000 United States Senate elections References External links Candidates at Vote Smart Campaign finance at FEC Campaign finance at OpenSecrets Official campaign websites (archived) Tom Carper Bill Roth 2000 Delaware Category:2000 Delaware elections