2020 United States Senate election in Delaware facts for kids

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2020 United States Senate election in Delaware

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Nominee Chris Coons Lauren Witzke Party Democrat Republican Popular vote 291,804 186,054 Percentage 59.4% 37.9%

County results Coons:      50–60%      60–70% Witzke:      50–60%

U.S. Senator before election Chris Coons Democrat Elected U.S. Senator Chris Coons Democrat

An election happened on November 3, 2020 to elect a Senator from the U.S. state of Delaware. The main two people in the election were Chris Coons (Democratic Party) and Lauren Witzke (Republican Party). Mark Turley (Independent Party) and Nadine Frost (Libertarian Party) were also in the election. Coons won the election and stayed as Senator.

Primary elections happened on September 15, 2020. The Democratic Party primary was between Chris Coons and Jessica Scarane, which Coons won. The Republican Party primary was between Lauren Witzke and James DeMartino, which Witzke won.

Democratic Party primary

Results by county:      Coons—70–80%      Coons—60–70%

Republican Party primary

Results by county:      Witzke—60–70%      Witzke—50–60%

Other parties

Other candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

• Nadine Frost, Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018

Independent Party of Delaware

Nominee

• Mark Turley, small business owner

Results

See also

In Spanish: Elección al Senado de los Estados Unidos en Delaware de 2020 para niños