1994 United States Senate election in Delaware

The 1994 United States Senate election in Delaware was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Senator William V. Roth won re-election to a fifth term. He is Delaware's first U.S. Senator to win a fifth term, & was Delaware's longest-serving U.S. Senator until Joe Biden won a sixth term in 2002. As of 2024, this was the last time Republicans won a U.S. Senate election in Delaware.

1994 United States Senate election in Delaware

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NomineeBill RothCharles Oberly
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Popular vote111,07484,540
Percentage55.82%42.48%

Roth:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Oberly:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

William V. Roth
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

William V. Roth
Republican

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Polling

SourceDateRoth (R)Oberly (D)
Wilmington News JournalOctober 31, 199453%37%

Results

General election results[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanWilliam V. Roth (Incumbent) 111,074 55.82% -6.25%
DemocraticCharles Oberly84,54042.48%+4.54%
LibertarianJohn Dierickx3,3861.70%
Majority26,53413.33%-10.79%
Turnout199,000
Republican holdSwing

See also

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