2012 United States Senate election in Delaware

The 2012 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Carper won re-election to a third term in a landslide.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Tom Carper, incumbent U.S. senator

Eliminated in primary

Keith Spanarelli, businessman

General election

Candidates

Tom Carper, incumbent U.S. senator
Andrew Groff, businessman; also endorsed by the Libertarian Party
Alex Pires, businessman and attorney
Kevin Wade, businessman

Debates

Only one debate was held between Carper, Wade, and Independent Party candidate Pires.

, October 16, 2012 - C-SPAN