United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, 2010
United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, 2010
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Carney—60-70%
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The 2010 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on November 2, 2010 to determine who would represent the state of Delaware in the United States House of Representatives for the 112th United States Congress. Democratic nominee former Lieutenant Governor, John Carney defeated Republican nominee, Glen Urquhart.[1]
Overview
Map of Delaware's at-large congressional district
The state of Delaware is completely contained in a single at-large district. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+7.[2] Since 1993, the district had been represented by Republican Michael Castle.
Castle announced in 2009 he would run for the United States Senate seat[3] held by Ted Kaufman (D) who had been appointed to the seat when his predecessor, Joe Biden (D), resigned to become Vice President. Castle was defeated by Christine O'Donnell in the Delaware Republican Senate primary.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Carney announced his candidacy on April 15, 2009 and was unopposed in the primary after Scott Spencer, a transportation consultant, dropped out.[4][5]
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary results[6]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Glen Urquhart |
27,343 |
48.64 |
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Republican |
Michele Rollins |
26,789 |
47.66 |
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Republican |
Rose Izzo |
2,082 |
3.70 |
| Total votes |
56,214 |
100.00 |
Campaign
According to a September 2010 poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind, "likely voters in Delaware split 45%-40% on whether they prefer[ed] to have the U.S. Congress controlled by the Democratic Party or the Republican Party, suggesting that the First State’s open congressional seat might be hotly contested," yet in the same poll, Carney led Urquhart by 51%-36%.[7] Peter Woolley, the poll director, remarked that “candidates matter, not just parties" and that in Delaware candidates matter "more than in most states."[7]
General election polling
General election
Results
References
- ↑ Elections 2010:Delaware
- ↑ "Cook Political Report, PVI for the 110th Congress" (PDF). Cook Political Report. June 20, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
- ↑ Josh Kraushaar (October 6, 2009). "Castle running for the Senate". Politico. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
- ↑ "Delaware Con Carney - Hotline On Call". Hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
- ↑ "Courierpostonline - Transportation consultant plans congressional bid". Content.usatoday.net. March 30, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
- ↑ http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect10/elect10_Primary/html/election.shtml
- 1 2 "Delaware Republicans Losing House Seat," FDU PublicMind, Oct. 5, 2010. Retrieved 2/24/11.
- ↑ http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect10/elect10_General/html/election.shtml
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