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2024 United States Senate election in Delaware

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2024 United States Senate election in Delaware
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Nominee Lisa Blunt Rochester Eric Hansen
Party Democratic Republican
Incumbent U.S. senator

Tom Carper
Democratic



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The 2024 United States Senate election in Delaware will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Delaware. Primary elections will take place on September 3, 2024.[1] Incumbent Democrat Tom Carper, who was re-elected with 60.0% of the vote in 2018, has announced he will not seek re-election to a fifth term in office.[2]

On May 22, 2023, Carper announced his retirement, saying "if there was ever an opportune time to step aside and pass the torch to the next generation, it's coming, and it will be here on January 3, 2025."[2]

As Lisa Blunt Rochester, a Democrat; Eric Hansen, a Republican; and Michael Katz, a Delaware Independent were the only qualified candidates for their respective parties, the primary was cancelled.[3]

This will be the first open race for this seat since 1970. The last time Republicans won a U.S. Senate race in Delaware was in 1994.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Lisa Blunt Rochester
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
County officials
Organizations
Labor unions

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) $6,971,101 $3,850,139 $3,120,961
Source: Federal Election Commission[25]

Polling

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Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Lisa Blunt
Rochester 		John
Carney 		Others Undecided
Slingshot Strategies[A] October 7–14, 2023 600 (RV) ± 3.9% 43% 33% 9% 15%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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  • Eric Hansen, business manager[26]

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Eric Hansen (R) $940,060[b] $571,263 $368,797
Source: Federal Election Commission[25]

Independent Party of Delaware

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Endorsements

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Michael Katz
Political parties

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Michael Katz (IPoD) $3,500 $2,613 $216
Source: Federal Election Commission[25]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[29] Solid D November 9, 2023
Elections Daily[30] Safe D November 9, 2023
Inside Elections[31] Solid D November 9, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[32] Safe D January 24, 2023
Decision Desk HQ/The Hill[33] Safe D June 8, 2024
CNalysis[34] Solid D November 21, 2023

Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ $810,000 of this total was self-funded by Hansen
Partisan clients
  1. ^ The poll was commissioned by Citizens for Judicial Fairness.

References

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  1. ^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Newman, Meredith (May 22, 2023). "U.S. Sen. Tom Carper to retire from politics after nearly 50 years in office". Delaware Online. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "2024 General Election Candidate List - Department of Elections - State of Delaware". elections.delaware.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  4. ^ Mizelle, Shawna (June 21, 2023). "Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester announces Senate bid in Delaware". CNN. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Stamm, Dan (April 29, 2024). "From governor to mayor? Delaware's John Carney sets sights on new city leadership role". NBC10 Philadelphia. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "Ballots & Boundaries". Bloomberg Government. May 26, 2023.
  7. ^ Newman, Meredith (July 19, 2023). "State Treasurer Colleen Davis enters race for Delaware's US House seat". The News Journal. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  8. ^ Mutnick, Ally (May 30, 2023). "Democrats hope the Senate could finally have more than one Black woman". POLITICO.
  9. ^ Mutnick, Ally; Otterbein, Holly (June 1, 2023). "Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester to launch run for Delaware Senate seat in June". POLITICO.
  10. ^ a b Weisman, Jonathan (May 16, 2024). "Democrats Aim for a Breakthrough for Black Women in the Senate". The New York Times. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  11. ^ "Candidates". The Collective PAC. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  12. ^ "Senate Candidates". Council for a Livable World. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  13. ^ Allison, Emily (June 22, 2023). "EMILYs List Endorses Lisa Blunt Rochester for Election to the United States Senate". EMILY's List. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  14. ^ "End Citizens United // Let America Vote Endorses Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester for U.S. Senate". End Citizens United. August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  15. ^ "2024 – Feminist Majority PAC". feministmajoritypac.org. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  16. ^ "GIFFORDS PAC Endorses Lisa Blunt Rochester for US Senate". Giffords. November 17, 2023.
  17. ^ "Human Rights Campaign PAC Endorses U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester for Senate". Human Rights Campaign. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  18. ^ "Lisa Blunt Rochester". JStreetPAC. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  19. ^ "LCV Action Fund Announces First Round of Congressional Endorsements". League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  20. ^ "Endorsed Candidates". National Women's Political Caucus. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  21. ^ "ENDORSEMENT ALERT: Planned Parenthood Action Fund Backs Candidates in Key Senate Races". www.plannedparenthoodaction.org. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  22. ^ "2024 Endorsements". Population Connection Action Fund. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  23. ^ "Reproductive Freedom for All Endorses Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester for U.S. Senate in Delaware". Reproductive Freedom for All. November 16, 2023. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  24. ^ "Our Recommended Candidates". Education Votes. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  25. ^ a b c "2024 Election United States Senate - Delaware". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  26. ^ Pencek, Matthew (October 18, 2023). "Wilmington Business Manager Hansen Announces Run For Senate". WRDE-FM. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  27. ^ "Former Democrat State Senator To Challange LBR For Carper's US Senate Seat". First State Update. July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  28. ^ "2024 CANDIDATES". Independent Party of Delaware. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  29. ^ "2024 Senate Race ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  30. ^ "Election Ratings". Elections Daily. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  31. ^ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  32. ^ "2024 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. January 24, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  33. ^ "2024 Senate prediction map". elections2024.thehill.com/. The Hill. June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  34. ^ "'24 Senate Forecast". CNalysis. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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