▁state ▁pro sec utor ▁and ▁Ass istant ▁U . S . ▁Att orney , ▁Ferr is ▁Wh art on . ▁Major ▁issues ▁in ▁the ▁campaign ▁included ▁the ▁candidates ' ▁experience ▁and ▁proposed ▁efforts ▁to ▁address ▁sex ▁off enders , ▁Internet ▁pred ators , ▁senior ▁ab use ▁and ▁domestic ▁ab use . ▁B iden ▁won ▁the ▁election ▁by ▁approximately ▁five ▁percentage ▁points . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁elected , ▁he ▁appointed ▁former ▁Del aware ▁Att orney ▁General ▁and ▁International ▁Judge ▁Richard ▁S . ▁Geb ele in ▁as ▁Chief ▁Deput y ▁Att orney ▁General , ▁and ▁former ▁assistant ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ▁Richard ▁G . ▁Andrew s ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁State ▁Pro sec utor . ▁As ▁Att orney ▁General , ▁B iden ▁supported ▁and ▁enfor ced ▁stronger ▁registration ▁requirements ▁for ▁sex ▁off enders . ▁ ▁Joe ▁B iden ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁Senate ▁following ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁vice ▁presiden cy . ▁Governor ▁Ruth ▁Ann ▁Min ner ▁named ▁former ▁Joe ▁B iden ▁a ide ▁Ted ▁Kauf man ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ant ▁seat , ▁but ▁Kauf man ▁made ▁it ▁clear ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁a ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁special ▁election . ▁It ▁fue led ▁spec ulation ▁Beau ▁would ▁run ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁B iden ' s ▁father ▁stated ▁after ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁Kauf man ' s ▁appointment , ▁" It ▁is ▁no ▁secret ▁that ▁I ▁believe ▁my ▁son , ▁Att orney ▁General , ▁would ▁make ▁a ▁great ▁United ▁States ▁Senator ▁just