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Parents > United States > Delaware > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline September 02, 2008 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 15, 2009 - 04:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedCOSDem September 09, 2011 11:12pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Term end due Biden's resignation to become Vice President.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/2002
NameJoe Biden Votes135,253 (58.22%)
Term01/03/2003 - 01/03/2009 Margin40,460 (+17.42%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/15/2009
NameTed Kaufman Votes1 (100.00%)
Term01/16/2009 - 11/15/2010 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
08/24/2006 11/04/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Joe Biden 1 1 4 52
Leaning Call: Joe Biden (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Joe Biden (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

09/17/2008 11/01/2008

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Chairman Joe Biden Christine O'Donnell  
PartyDemocratic Republican  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 257,539 (64.69%) 140,595 (35.31%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -116,944 (-29.37%)  
Predict Avg.66.67% 33.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 07/18/2008 07/25/2008  
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MATCHUP POLLS (5 from 4 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg62.51%-- 29.97%--  
YouGov 
10/18/08-11/01/08
58.00% -- 31.00% --
Survey USA 
10/27/08-10/28/08
66.00% 2.0 32.00% --
West Chester University 
10/06/08-10/09/08
64.50% -- 28.50% --
Survey USA 
09/22/08-09/23/08
64.00% -- 32.00% --
Fairleigh Dickinson University 
09/17/08-09/21/08
69.00% -- 26.00% --
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