Tom Carper
Almanac
Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. The Governor and State Treasurer take office the third Tuesday of January.

Tom Carper

Section Title: Almanac
Table Section Text: Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. The Governor and State Treasurer take office the third Tuesday of January.

Election results

Year	Office	Election	Subject	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%

1976	State Treasurer	General	Thomas R. Carper	Democratic	118,159	56%	T. Theodore Jones	Republican	92,472	43%

1978	State Treasurer	General	Thomas R. Carper	Democratic	91,809	59%	Rita Justice	Republican	63,011	40%

1980	State Treasurer	General	Thomas R. Carper	Democratic	125,204	59%	Lynn Jankus	Republican	83,446	40%

1982	U.S. Representative	General	Thomas R. Carper	Democratic	98,533	52%	Thomas B. Evans, Jr.	Republican	87,153	46%

1984	U.S. Representative	General	Thomas R. Carper	Democratic	142,070	58%	Elise R.W. du Pont	Republican	100,650	41%

1986	U.S. Representative	General	Thomas R. Carper	Democratic	106,351	66%	Thomas S. Neuberger	Republican	53,767	33%

1988	U.S. Representative	General	Thomas R. Carper	Democratic	158,338	68%	James P. Krapf	Republican	76,179	32%

1990	U.S. Representative	Primary	Thomas R. Carper	Democratic	24,557	90%	Daniel D. Rappa	Democratic	2,676	10%

1990	U.S. Representative	General	Thomas R. Carper	Democratic	116,274	66%	Ralph O. Williams	Republican	58,037	33%

1992	Governor	Primary	Thomas R. Carper	Democratic	36,600	89%	Daniel D. Rappa	Democratic	4,434	11%

1992	Governor	General	Thomas R. Carper	Democratic	179,268	66%	B. Gary Scott	Republican	90,747	34%

1996	Governor	General	Thomas R. Carper	Democratic	188,300	70%	Janet C. Rzewnicki	Republican	82,654	30%

2000	U.S. Senator	General	Thomas R. Carper	Democratic	181,566	56%	William V. Roth, Jr.	Republican	142,891	44%

2006	U.S. Senator	General	Thomas R. Carper	Democratic	170,567	70%	Jan C. Ting	Republican	69,734	29%

2012	U.S. Senator	General	Thomas R. Carper	Democratic	265,374	66%	Kevin Wade	Republican	115,694	29%

Sentence(s)

Democratic Carper won against the Republican Kevin Wade.

final_sentence: Democratic Carper won against the Republican Kevin Wade.