1990 United States Senate election in Delaware

1990 United States Senate election in Delaware

November 6, 1990

Nominee Joe Biden M. Jane Brady Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 112,918 64,554 Percentage 62.68% 35.83%

County results State House district results Biden:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election Joe Biden Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Joe Biden Democratic

The 1990 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Democratic U.S. senator Joe Biden won re-election to a fourth term, defeating Republican challenger M. Jane Brady.

General election

Candidates

• Joe Biden (D), incumbent Delaware senator running for a fourth consecutive term
• M. Jane Brady (R), Deputy Attorney General of Delaware^[1]
• Lee Rosenbaum (L)

Results

General election results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Biden (incumbent)	112,918	62.68%	+2.57%
	Republican	M. Jane Brady	64,554	35.83%	−4.06%
	Libertarian	Lee Rosenbaum	2,680	1.49%
	Write-ins		5	0.00%
Majority			48,364	26.85%	+6.62%
Turnout			180,157
	Democratic hold		Swing

Results by state representative district

District[3]	Joseph R. Biden Jr. Democratic	M. Jane Brady Republican	Lee Rosenbaum Libertarian
District 1	3,289	829	72
District 2	1,904	170	24
District 3	1,604	133	20
District 4	3,204	1,762	79
District 5	2,992	643	51
District 6	2,385	1,484	63
District 7	3,250	2,419	97
District 8	2,817	1,669	71
District 9	2,361	1,142	55
District 10	2,688	2,019	70
District 11	3,111	2,999	87
District 12	3,307	2,878	68
District 13	2,915	1,313	53
District 14	2,758	841	40
District 15	2,488	613	35
District 16	2,551	709	50
District 17	3,343	1,393	89
District 18	2,275	1,098	63
District 19	3,191	1,591	63
District 20	4,260	2,872	106
District 21	2,834	1,775	77
District 22	3,165	2,568	90
District 23	2,380	1,517	83
District 24	2,215	1,323	73
District 25	1,756	1,113	67
District 26	2,884	1,401	87
District 27	3,797	2,263	94
District 28	2,694	1,150	71
District 29	2,302	1,460	85
District 30	2,194	1,408	76
District 31	2,562	1,812	56
District 32	1,765	1,414	63
District 33	2,175	1,717	69
District 34	1,593	1,377	57
District 35	2,209	1,480	67
District 36	2,847	1,734	45
District 37	3,891	2,742	83
District 38	4,030	2,713	65
District 39	2,571	1,823	32
District 40	3,035	1,490	34
District 41	3,326	1,697	50
Total	112,918	64,554	2,680

See also

• 1990 United States Senate elections

External links

C-SPAN videos

• C-SPAN interview with Joe Biden
• C-SPAN interview with M. Jane Brady

References

1. "The Honorable M. Jane Brady, Judge - About Us - Superior Court - Delaware Courts - State of Delaware". courts.delaware.gov. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
2. Dendy, Dallas L. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990" (PDF).
3. Harper, Jr., Richard B. (1984). STATE OF DELAWARE: OFFICIAL RESULTS OF GENERAL ELECTION (EXCLUDING WRITE IN VOTE) 1990 (PDF). p. 12.