Electoral History
| Year | Office | Election | Winner | Party | Votes | Pct | Opponent | Party | Votes | Pct | Opponent | Party | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | U.S. Senator | Primary | Jan C. Ting | Republican | 6,110 | 43% | Michael D. Protack | Republican | 5,771 | 40% | Christine O'Donnell | Republican | 2,505 | 17% |
| General | Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | 170,567 | 70% | Jan C. Ting | Republican | 69,734 | 29% | Christine O'Donnell | Write-in | 11,127 | 4% | ||
| 2008 | U.S. Senator | Primary | Christine O'Donnell | Republican | n/a | n/a | Uncontested | |||||||
| General | Joe Biden | Democratic | 257,484 | 64.7% | Christine O'Donnell | Republican | 140,584 | 35.3% | ||||||
| 2010 | U.S. Senator (Special) |
Primary | Christine O'Donnell | Republican | 30,561 | 53.1% | Michael N. Castle | Republican | 27,021 | 46.9% | ||||
| General | Chris Coons | Democratic | 173,900 | 56.6% | Christine O'Donnell | Republican | 123,025 | 40.0% |
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