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2002 Delaware U.S. Senate Election

Delaware · 5 candidates · See every 2002 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2002 Delaware U.S. Senate Election?

Joe Biden won the 2002 Delaware U.S. Senate Election. Joe Biden received 135,253 popular votes (58.22%). The main challenger was Raymond J. Clatworthy (40.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Biden and Clatworthy

Biden +17.4 pts · won by 40,460 votes
Joe BidenDemocraticWINNER58.22%
135,253 votes
Raymond J. ClatworthyRepublican40.8%
94,793 votes
Maurice BarrosIndependent Party Of Delaware0.43%
996 votes
Raymond T. BuranelloLibertarian0.4%
922 votes
Robert E. MattsonNatural Law0.15%
350 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.