Delaware House
Filing Deadline: July 25, 2008 • Primary Date: Sept. 9, 2008 • General Election: Nov. 4, 2008
Total House seats: 1
110th Congress: 1 R
109th Congress: 1 R
DE-At Large
(House Race Hotline Coverage)
Michael Castle (R)
District Profile: Thanks to the state's small size, there is still an intimacy to politics here. Most of Delaware is reached by Philadelphia TV, so personal campaigning is still important. Full Profile
2006 results: Michael Castle (R) defeated Dennis Spivack (D) by 57-39%.
Incumbent
Michael Castle (R)
Elected in 1992; Seeking ninth term; Castle was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
Karen Hartley-Nagle (D)Hartley-Nagle, a children's rights advocate, was nominated with 55% in a three-way primary.
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Race Rankings
Based on likelihood of seat switching party control
1.
N.Y.-13
(Open-R)2.
N.Y.-25
(Open-R)3.
Ariz.-01
(Open-R)4.
Va.-11
(Open-R)5.
Fla.-16
(Mahoney-D)6.
Ill.-11
(Open-R)7.
Ohio-16
(Open-R)8.
Texas-22
(Lampson-D)9.
Alaska-AL
(Young-R)10.
Fla.-24
(Feeney-R)11.
N.J.-03
(Open-R)12.
Colo.-04
(Musgrave-R)13.
Mich.-09
(Knollenberg-R)14.
N.J.-07
(Open-R)15.
Minn.-06
(Bachmann-R)Previous Coverage
Check out National Journal's coverage of previous Delaware house races.
