Kaufman resigned from Congress in November 2010.
Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-Del.)
- District: Junior Senator from Delaware
- Residence: Greenville
- Born: March 15, 1939; Philadelphia, Pa.
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Family: Wife, Lynne Kaufman; three children
- Education: Duke U., B.S.E. 1960 (mechanical engineering); U. of Pennsylvania, M.B.A. 1966
- Military Service: None
- Political Highlights: Broadcasting Board of Governors, 1995-2008; U.S. Senate, 2009-present
- Elected: Appointed: 2009 (1st term); Appointed by Gov. Ruth Ann Minner, D, to succeed Joseph R. Biden Jr., D, who was elected vice president
- Committee Assignments: Armed Services (Airland; Emerging Threats & Capabilities; Seapower); Foreign Relations (African Affairs; European Affairs; International Operations & Organizations; Near Eastern & South & Central Asian Affairs); Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs (Contracting Oversight; Oversight of Government Management; Permanent Investigations); Impeachment of Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr.; Judiciary (Administrative Oversight & the Courts; Antitrust, Competition Policy & Consumer Rights; Crime & Drugs; Human Rights & the Law; Terrorism & Homeland Security)
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State Information: Delaware
Election History
| Year | Election | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|
| 2008 | general | Joseph Biden (D) | 257,539 | 64.7% |
| Christine O'Donnell (R) | 140,595 | 35.3% |
| 2002 | general | Joseph Biden (D) | 135,253 | 58.2% |
| Raymond Clatworthy (R) | 94,793 | 40.8% |
| Maurice Barros (I) | 996 | 0.4% |
| Raymond Buranello (LIBERT) | 922 | 0.4% |
| Robert Mattson (NL) | 350 | 0.2% |
| 1996 | general | Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D) | 165,465 | 60% |
| Raymond J. Clatworthy (R) | 105,088 | 38.1% |
| Mark Jones (LIBERT) | 3,340 | 1.2% |
| Jacqueline Kossoff (NL) | 1,698 | 0.6% |
| 1990 | general | Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D) | 112,918 | 63% |
| M. Jane Brady (R) | 64,554 | 36% |
| 1984 | general | Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D) | 147,831 | 60% |
| John M. Burris (R) | 98,101 | 40% |
| 1978 | general | Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D) | 93,930 | 58% |
| James H. Baxter (R) | 66,479 | 41% |
| 1972 | general | Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D) | 116,006 | 50% |
Vote For President
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Independent |
|---|
| 2008 | Barack Obama: 61.94% | John McCain: 36.94% | |
| 2004 | John Kerry: 53% | George W. Bush: 46% | |
| 2000 | Al Gore: 55% | George W. Bush: 42% | |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton: 52% | Robert Dole: 37% | |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton: 44% | George H. W. Bush: 35% | |
| 1988 | Michael Dukakis: 43% | George H. W. Bush: 56% | |
| 1984 | Walter F. Mondale: 40% | : | |
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