The Delaware Senate seat will end up going to the Democrats this election year as Christine O’Donnell just didn’t have enough votes to push her way into a Senate seat. With 99% of all votes counted in the state, Democrat Christopher Coons has defeated Republican Christine O’Donnell 57% to 40%. Coons commanded 173,900 votes, while O’Donnell received a respectable 123,025. Despite winning two of Delaware’s three counties, Kent and Sussex, O’Donnell lost big in the states most populated county of New Castle.
O’Donnell received 44% of the male vote in this election, while only getting 36% of the female vote, which is relatively surprising considering the 41 year old female should have appealed more to voters of her own sex. Despite the loss, she put up an amazing fight just to win the primary election over Mike Castle. Coons who was expected to win, did just that, using his political background in New Castle County to secure a large portion of votes in Northern Delaware.
