Campaign In February 1996, Biden sold his home to John Cochran; a senior executive for
MBNA. A pollster from Clatsworthy's campaign suggested in a phone survey that Cochran had paid twice the value of the house. In reality, Cochran had paid the $1.2 million it was on the market for. "Officials" from MBNA dismissed what the pollster had to say and Biden would make a 1992 document from the Delaware Appraisal Group public that said the home's value was $1.2 million. In 1998, the conservative magazine
The American Spectator published an article calling Biden "The Senator from MBNA".
Libertarian Party NEWS reported that Mark Jones who was Libertarian Party's candidate would be the first candidate from the party in the state to campaign full time as he resigned his position as an assistant professor at
Goldey–Beacom College.
Debates First The first senatorial debate would be held on September 29, 1996, in
Wilmington and was hosted by
WHYY-TV. The candidates that participated in the debate were: Joe Biden, Raymond Clatworthy, and Mark Jones. The debate would begin with candidates being given an introductory statement for two minutes. Biden would say his first followed by Jones and Clatworthy would last.
Candidates •
Joe Biden, incumbent Delaware Senator running for a fifth consecutive term • Raymond Clatworthy, businessman • Mark Jones, assistant professor of computer science at
Goldey–Beacom College • Jacqueline Kossoff ==Results==