2014 United States Senate election in Delaware

none January 2026 January 2018 2014 United States Senate election in Delaware Delaware presidential no 2010 United States Senate special election in Delaware 2010 (special) 2020 United States Senate election in Delaware 2020 November 4, 2014 150x150px File:Chris Coons, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg Chris Coons Democratic Party (United States) 130,655 55.83% File:3x4.svg Kevin Wade Republican Party (United States) 98,823 42.23% 110px County results 110px State House district results Coons: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Wade: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% 210px U.S. Senator Chris Coons Democratic Party (United States) Chris Coons Democratic Party (United States) 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. SenatorCharles Mahtesian Coons: Not taking any chances in 2014 https://www.politico.com/blogs/charlie-mahtesian/2012/11/coons-not-taking-any-chances-in-2014-150447 Politico November 27, 2012 December 3, 2012 Declined Beau Biden, Delaware Attorney General and son of then vice president Joe BidenBeau Biden says he plans to run for governor in Delaware http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/17/beau-biden-says-he-plans-to-run-for-governor-in-delaware/?hpt=hp_t2 April 17, 2014 CNN April 17, 2014 January 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160118132828/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/17/beau-biden-says-he-plans-to-run-for-governor-in-delaware/?hpt=hp_t2 dead Republican primary Candidates Declared Carl Smink, retired engineer and businessmanhttp://www.wdde.org/64516-filing-deadline-states-2014-election-cycle-looms Filing deadline for First State's 2014 election cycle looms WDDE July 7, 2014 July 8, 2014 Tom Byrne https://web.archive.org/web/20140710215023/http://www.wdde.org/64516-filing-deadline-states-2014-election-cycle-looms July 10, 2014 dead Kevin Wade, businessman and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012http://www.wdde.org/64557-late-filings-2014-statewide-races-competitive Late filings make two 2014 statewide races more competitive WDDE July 8, 2014 July 8, 2014 Tom Byrne https://web.archive.org/web/20140715041816/http://www.wdde.org/64557-late-filings-2014-statewide-races-competitive July 15, 2014 dead mdy-all Declined Mike Castle, former U.S. Representative, former Governor of Delaware and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010Bob Yearick Former Delaware Congressman Mike Castle: Life Out of Office http://www.delawaretoday.com/Delaware-Today/December-2012/Former-Delaware-Congressman-Mike-Castle-Life-Out-of-Office/ Delaware Today November 14, 2012 August 29, 2013 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 2010Amanda Terkel Christine O'Donnell Considers 2014 Senate Rematch http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/16/christine-odonnell-2014-senate_n_1888022.html The Huffington Post September 16, 2012 May 4, 2013Doug Denison Republicans wait as O'Donnell weighs another campaign http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20130723/NEWS02/307230058/Republicans-wait-O-Donnell-weighs-another-campaign Delaware Online July 22, 2013 July 23, 2013http://www.delawareonline.com/story/firststatepolitics/2014/05/22/odonnell-tea-party/9438703/ Christine O'Donnell backs off Delaware Senate run May 22, 2014 May 23, 2014 Delaware Online Jonathan Starkeyhttp://www.newsworks.org/index.php/delaware/item/68769-christine-odonnell-not-running-for-senate Christine O'Donnell not running for Senate June 4, 2014 June 4, 2014 News Works Mark Eichmann August 23, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140823062825/http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/delaware/item/68769-christine-odonnell-not-running-for-senate dead Primary results Republican primary resultshttp://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect14/elect14_Primary/html/election.shtml https://archive.today/20140927201131/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect14/elect14_Primary/html/election.shtml dead September 27, 2014 State of Delaware Primary Election (Official Results) September 11, 2014 elections.delaware.gov Kevin Wade Republican Party (United States) 18,181 75.66 Carl Smink Republican Party (United States) 5,848 24.34 24,029 100 Other candidates Green Party Nominee Andrew Groff, computer science professor and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012http://elections.delaware.gov/reports/genl_fcddt.shtml https://archive.today/20121205105625/http://elections.delaware.gov/reports/genl_fcddt.shtml dead December 5, 2012 STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS GENERAL ELECTION 11/04/2014 FILED CANDIDATES BY OFFICE elections.delaware.gov September 4, 2014 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 Report2014 Senate Race Ratings for November 3, 2014 https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings/139256 The Cook Political Report September 20, 2018 Solid D November 3, 2014 Sabato's Crystal BallThe Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/the-crystal-balls-final-2014-picks/ Sabato's Crystal Ball September 20, 2018 Safe D November 3, 2014 Rothenberg Political Report2014 Senate Ratings http://www.insideelections.com/ratings/senate/2014-senate-ratings-november-6-2014 Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report September 20, 2018 Safe D November 3, 2014 Real Clear Politics2014 Elections Map - Battle for the Senate 2014 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2014/senate/2014_elections_senate_map.html Real Clear Politics September 20, 2018 Safe D November 3, 2014 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror ChrisCoons (D) KevinWade (R) Other UndecidedCBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS 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 DelawareUniversity of Delaware September 10–22, 2014 902 ± 3.9% 50% 25% 6%Andrew Groff (G) 21%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports September 10–12, 2014 750 ± 4% 49% 34% 4% 12%CBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov August 18 – September 2, 2014 697 ± 5% 48% 35% 1% 16%CBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov July 5–24, 2014 840 ± 3.5% 60% — 15% 25% background:#cff Hypothetical polling border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:var(--background-color-base); color:var(--color-base); Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror ChrisCoons (D) ChristineO'Donnell (R) Other UndecidedPrinceton Survey ResearchPrinceton 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. United States Senate election in Delaware, 2014https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect14/elect14_General/html/election.shtml State of Delaware General Election (Official Results) State of Delaware Election Commissioner November 27, 2014 January 31, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230131212001/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect14/elect14_General/html/election.shtml dead Democratic Party (United States) Chris Coons (incumbent) 130,655 55.83% -0.78% Republican Party (United States) Kevin Wade 98,823 42.23% +2.20% Green Party (United States) Andrew Groff 4,560 1.95% N/A 234,038 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) By county CountyChris CoonsDemocraticKevin WadeRepublicanAndrew GroffGreen#%#%#%Kent19,21848.7419,52749.536811.73New Castle84,98563.8245,22933.972,9482.21Sussex26,45243.0534,06755.449311.52 Totals130,65555.8398,82342.234,5601.95 right 110px Swing by county 110px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% See also 2014 United States Senate elections 2014 United States elections 2014 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware References External links U.S. Senate elections in Delaware, 2014 at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets Chris Coons for U.S. Senate Carl Smink for U.S. Senate Kevin Wade for U.S. Senate Delaware 2014 United States Senate