| County | Turnout | Joe Biden* (D) |
Ray Clatworthy (R) |
Mark Jones (Libertarian) |
Jacqueline Kossoff (Natural Law) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 46% | 21,463 | 53.6% | 17,922 | 44.8% | 395 | 1.0% | 243 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 3,541 | 40,023 | ||||||
| New Castle | 51% | 114,747 | 62.7% | 64,713 | 35.4% | 2,465 | 1.3% | 1,125 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 50,034 | 183,050 | ||||||
| Sussex | 49% | 29,255 | 55.7% | 22,453 | 42.8% | 480 | 0.9% | 330 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 6,802 | 52,518 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 50% | 165,465 | 60.0% | 105,088 | 38.1% | 3,340 | 1.2% | 1,698 | 0.6% | 14 | 0.0% | 60,377 | 275,605 | ||||||
| Total R vote: 105,088 (38.1%) Total D vote: 165,465 (60.0%) Total Other vote: 5,052 (1.8%) | |||||||||||||||||||
| * incumbent | |||||||||||||||||||
| Campaign finance data for this election**: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Disbursements: | $2,548,591 | $1,326,427 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Receipts: | $2,356,678 | $1,332,167 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Cash on Hand: | $21,120 | $5,738 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Contributions by Candidate: | $0 | $10,057 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Loans by Candidate: | $0 | $200,000 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Individual Contributions: | $2,110,610 | $814,664 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Party Contributions: | $23,300 | $22,525 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Other Committee Contributions: | $4,250 | $69,200 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Transfers from Other Committees: | $82,092 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Independent Expenditures Supporting: | $0 | $7,661 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Independent Expenditures Opposing: | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $0 | $7,661 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Net Spending: | $2,548,591 | $1,334,088 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
|
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
|
| 1996 Senate class 2, Kent County | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Joe Biden* (D) | 21,463 | 53.6% | Ray Clatworthy (R) | 17,922 | 44.8% | Mark Jones (Lbt) | 395 | 1.0% | Jacqueline Kossoff (NtL) | 243 | 0.6% |
| TOTAL | 40,023 | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| 1996 Senate class 2, New Castle County | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Joe Biden* (D) | 114,747 | 62.7% | Ray Clatworthy (R) | 64,713 | 35.4% | Mark Jones (Lbt) | 2,465 | 1.3% | Jacqueline Kossoff (NtL) | 1,125 | 0.6% |
| TOTAL | 183,050 | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| 1996 Senate class 2, Sussex County | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Joe Biden* (D) | 29,255 | 55.7% | Ray Clatworthy (R) | 22,453 | 42.8% | Mark Jones (Lbt) | 480 | 0.9% | Jacqueline Kossoff (NtL) | 330 | 0.6% |
| TOTAL | 52,518 | ||||||||
| |||||||||
Campaign finance data for this election**:
| Joe Biden* | |
| Total Disbursements: | $2,548,591 |
| Total Receipts: | $2,356,678 |
| Cash on Hand: | $21,120 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $0 |
| Individual Contributions: | $2,110,610 |
| Party Contributions: | $23,300 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $4,250 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $82,092 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $0 |
| Net Spending: | $2,548,591 |
| Ray Clatworthy | |
| Total Disbursements: | $1,326,427 |
| Total Receipts: | $1,332,167 |
| Cash on Hand: | $5,738 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $10,057 |
| Candidate Loans: | $200,000 |
| Individual Contributions: | $814,664 |
| Party Contributions: | $22,525 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $69,200 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $7,661 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $7,661 |
| Net Spending: | $1,334,088 |
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/DE/1996
| Republican Primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Candidate | Votes | % | $** |
| 1 | Ray Clatworthy | 18,638 | 82.2% | $1,326,427 |
| 2 | Vance Phillips | 3,307 | 14.6% | $18,120 |
| 3 | Wilfred Plomis | 717 | 3.2% | $23,351 |
| TOTAL VOTES | 22,662 | |||
| Democrat Primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Candidate | Votes | % | $** |
No Democrat primary | ||||