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Electoral history
Main article: Electoral history of Joe Biden

Year

Office

Type

Party

Main opponent

Party

Votes for Biden

Result

Swing

Total

%

P.

±%

1970

Councillor

General

Democratic

Lawrence T. Messick

Republican

10,573

55.41%

1st

N/A

Won

Gain

1972

U.S. senator

General

Democratic

J. Caleb Boggs (I)

Republican

116,006

50.48%

1st

+9.59%

Won

Gain

1978

General

Democratic

James H. Baxter Jr.

Republican

93,930

57.96%

1st

+7.48%

Won

Hold

1984

General

Democratic

John M. Burris

Republican

147,831

60.11%

1st

+2.15%

Won

Hold

1988

President

Primary

Democratic

Michael Dukakis

Democratic

Withdrew

Lost

N/A

1990

U.S. senator

General

Democratic

M. Jane Brady

Republican

112,918

62.68%

1st

+2.57%

Won

Hold

1996

General

Democratic

Raymond J. Clatworthy

Republican

165,465

60.04%

1st

−2.64%

Won

Hold

2002

General

Democratic

Raymond J. Clatworthy

Republican

135,253

58.22%

1st

−1.82%

Won

Hold

2008

General

Democratic

Christine O'Donnell

Republican

257,539

64.69%

1st

+6.47%

Won

Hold

2008

President

Primary

Democratic

Barack Obama

Democratic

Withdrew

Lost

N/A

Vice president

General

Sarah Palin

Republican

69,498,516

52.93%

1st

+4.66%

Won

Gain

Electoral

365 E.V.

67.84%

1st

+21.19%

2012

General

Democratic

Paul Ryan

Republican

65,915,795

51.06%

1st

−1.87%

Won

Hold

Electoral

332 E.V.

