Thomas R. Carper, U.S. Senator

Thomas R. Carper

U.S. Senator
Born
January 23, 1947
Current age
79
Home state
Delaware
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2000–2018
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Carper834,933
Opponents497,230
4
Elections run

Between 2000 and 2018, Thomas R. Carper ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 4. Carper's biggest single-election total was 265,415 votes, in the 2012 U.S. Senate election in Delaware. Carper's closest win came in the 2000 U.S. Senate election in Delaware, decided by 38,675 votes.

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How many votes has Thomas R. Carper received?

Thomas R. Carper has received 834,933 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Thomas R. Carper’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018U.S. SenateDelawareWon217,38559.95%Robert B Arlett
Demitri G Theodoropoulos

Nadine M. Frost
2012U.S. SenateDelawareWon265,41566.42%Kevin Wade
Alexander Pires

Andrew Richard Groff
2006U.S. SenateDelawareWon170,56770.2%Jan Ting
William E. Morris
2000U.S. SenateDelawareWon181,56655.53%William V Roth Jr.
J. Burke Morrison

Mark E. Dankof

Robert E. Mattson
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.