Class 1 Senators
| Year | Elected | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Josiah O. Wolcott | Democratic | 25,434 | 50% | Henry A. du Pont | Republican | 22,925 | 45% | ||||
| 1922 | Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. | Democratic | 36,954 | 50% | T. Coleman du Pont | Republican | 36,894 | 50% | ||||
| 1922 | Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. | Democratic | 37,304 | 50% | T. Coleman du Pont | Republican | 36,979 | 50% | ||||
| 1928 | John G. Townsend, Jr. | Republican | 63,725 | 61% | Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. | Democratic | 40,828 | 39% | ||||
| 1934 | John G. Townsend, Jr. | Republican | 52,829 | 53% | Wilbur L. Adams | Democratic | 45,771 | 46% | ||||
| 1940 | James M. Tunnell | Democratic | 68,294 | 51% | John G. Townsend, Jr. | Republican | 63,799 | 47% | ||||
| 1946 | John J. Williams | Republican | 62,603 | 55% | James M. Tunnell | Democratic | 50,910 | 45% | ||||
| 1952 | John J. Williams | Republican | 93,020 | 54% | Alexis I. du Pont Bayard | Democratic | 77,685 | 45% | ||||
| 1958 | John J. Williams | Republican | 82,280 | 53% | Elbert N. Carvel | Democratic | 72,152 | 47% | ||||
| 1964 | John J. Williams | Republican | 103,782 | 52% | Elbert N. Carvel | Democratic | 96,850 | 48% | ||||
| 1970 | William V. Roth, Jr. | Republican | 94,979 | 59% | Jacob W. Zimmerman | Democratic | 64,740 | 40% | ||||
| 1976 | William V. Roth, Jr. | Republican | 125,454 | 56% | Thomas C. Maloney | Democratic | 98,042 | 44% | ||||
| 1982 | William V. Roth, Jr. | Republican | 105,357 | 55% | David N. Levinson | Democratic | 84,413 | 44% | ||||
| 1988 | William V. Roth, Jr. | Republican | 151,115 | 62% | Shien Biau Woo | Democratic | 92,378 | 38% | ||||
| 1994 | William V. Roth, Jr. | Republican | 111,074 | 56% | Charles M. Oberly | Democratic | 84,540 | 42% | ||||
| 2000 | Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | 181,566 | 56% | William V. Roth, Jr. | Republican | 142,891 | 44% | ||||
| 2006 | Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | 170,567 | 70% | Jan C. Ting | Republican | 69,734 | 29% |
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