2006Final results
2006 election for U.S. Senate in Delaware
U.S. Senate · Delaware
Thomas R. Carper (D) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Jan Ting (R) by 41.5 points.
Thomas R. CarperDemocrat · winner
70.2%170,567
Jan TingRepublican
28.7%69,734
William E. MorrisLibertarian
1.1%2,671
242,972 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Thomas R. CarperJan Ting
$3.2M
Raised by the campaign
$212.8K
$2.6M
Spent by the campaign
$212.8K
$1.3M
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006; FEC, through Nov 27, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006