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Delaware Department of Elections
2008 Delaware Congressional and Statewide Races
Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 12/10/07, Presidential Primary: 2/5/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 7/25/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 7/25/08, 3rd Party Filing Deadline: 9/1/08, 3rd Party Presidential Filing Deadline: 9/1/08, Primary: 9/9/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: May 6, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 53.3% in '04 for Kerry, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 53.07%,
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 42.3%, ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 2.97%, U.S. Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) 0.20%, U.S. Sen. Christopher J. "Chris" Dodd (D-CT) 0.18%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 44.96%,
ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 32.53%, ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 15.34%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 4.24%, ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 2.5%, U.S. Rep. Thomas G. "Tom" Tancredo (R-CO) 0.35%, |
Libertarian nominee |
| Green Party nominee |
| '04 VP nominee / Minister Chuck Baldwin (C-FL), |
Governor, 50.9% in '04, 2nd term, Next election in 2008, Ruth Ann Minner (D) barred from 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Democrat, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Democratic, |
| Lt. Gov. John C. Carney, Jr. (D), St. Treas. Jack Markell (D), '04 candidate bar owner / smoking rights activist Frank Infante (D), |
'00 candidate / '04 nominee / retired Superior Court Judge William Swain "Bill" Lee (R), state employee David Graham (R), pilot / '02 Senate cand. / '04 Gov. cand. / '06 Senate cand. Michael D. "Mike" Protack (R, Ind), |
pilot / '02 Senate cand. / '04 Gov. cand. / '06 Senate cand. Michael D. "Mike" Protack (Ind), |
Frank Brill (I), |
Lt. Governor 62.1% in '04, 2nd term, John C. Carney, Jr. (D) running for Governor, Next election in 2008
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Wilmington City Council Pres. Theodore "Ted" Blunt (D), Ins. Comm'r Matthew P. Denn (D), Wilmington City Council Pres. Theodore Blunt (D), Sec. of St. Harriet Smith Windsor (D), St. Rep. Schwartzkopf (D), |
Kent Co. Levy Court member Erick Buckson (R), former Senate aide Mike Fleming (R), |
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Attorney General, 52.6% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Joseph R. "Beau" Biden, III (D), |
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Auditor, 53.7% in '06, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
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R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. (R) %, |
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Treasurer, 70.5% in '06, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Jack Markell (D), |
Ex-New Castle County Auditor Robert Hicks (R)?, |
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Insurance Commissioner, 52.8% in '04, 1st term, Matthew P. Denn (D) running for Lt. Gov. Next election in 2008
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Gene Reed Jr. (D), Karen Weldon Stewart (D), Tom Savage (D), |
attorney John Brady (R), |
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Senate, 58.2% in '02, 7th term, next election in 2008, running for President, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Democratic, |
| Joseph R. "Joe" Biden Jr. (D), |
'96 candidate / PR consultant Christine O'Donnell (R), |
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Senate, 70.2% in '06, 2nd term, Next election in 2012,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
| Thomas R. "Tom" Carper (D), |
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At-Large Congressional District, 57.2% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| accountant '00 & '02 nominee Michael C. "Mike" Miller, Sr. (D), '06 nominee / children's rights advocate Karen M. Hartley-Nagle (D), Veterinarian and peace activist Jerry Northington (D), |
Michael N. "Mike" Castle (R), |
'06 nominee / children's rights advocate Karen M. Hartley-Nagle (Ind), |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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