2008 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

none February 2026 September 2023 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware Delaware presidential no 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware 2006 2010 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware 2010 November 4, 2008 File:Castlemn.jpg 150x150px Mike Castle Republican Party (United States) 235,437 61.08% 3x4.svg Karen Hartley-Nagle Democratic Party (United States) 146,434 37.99% 110px County results 110px State House district results Castle: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Hartley-Nagle: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Representative Mike Castle Republican Party (United States) Mike Castle Republican Party (United States) The 2008 United States House election in Delaware was held on November 4, 2008, to determine who will represent the state of Delaware in the United States House of Representatives for the 111th Congress, coinciding with the presidential election. The primary election was held on September 9, 2008.Calendar of Election Events https://web.archive.org/web/20080806211753/http://elections.delaware.gov/events.shtml 2008-08-06 State of Delaware Delaware has a single at-large representative in the House of Representatives. Republican incumbent Mike Castle was reelected for an eighth term. As of , this is the last time where a Republican won a congressional race in Delaware, and the last statewide race where the Republican won New Castle County. It was an impressive display of ticket-splitting by Delaware voters, as Castle, a Republican, obtained over 60% of the vote, while the Democratic candidates in the concurrent presidential, Senate, and gubernatorial elections all received over 60% of the vote as well. Background Delaware's at-large congressional district thumb|Map of Delaware's at-large congressional district The state of Delaware is completely contained in a single at-large district. The district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+7 in 2008.http://www.cookpolitical.com/sites/default/files/pvichart.pdf Cook Political Report, PVI for the 110th Congress June 30, 2008 February 15, 2009 PDF Cook Political Report https://web.archive.org/web/20081126210445/http://www.cookpolitical.com/sites/default/files/pvichart.pdf November 26, 2008 dead Since 1993, the district had been represented by Republican Mike Castle. Primary election Primary elections in Delaware are closed primaries; that is, only voters who have declared a party affiliation may vote in that party's primary.https://delcode.delaware.gov/title15/c031/sc01/index.html 15 Del.C. § 3110. Qualifications of voters. February 10, 2009 Delaware Code State of Delaware Three Democrats were on the primary ballot: children's rights advocate and 2006 independent candidate Karen Hartley-Nagle, veterinarian and Vietnam War veteran Jerry Northington, and Michael Miller.http://hartley-nagle.com/meetkaren.php Getting to Know Karen Hartley-Nagle February 8, 2009 Karen Hartley-Nagle for Congress dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081112224658/http://www.hartley-nagle.com/meetkaren.php November 12, 2008 http://www.northington08.com/about/ About Jerry Northington February 8, 2009 Northington for Congress https://web.archive.org/web/20080725082143/http://northington08.com/about/ July 25, 2008 dead Hartley-Nagle was nominated with 55.4 percent of the vote, with turnout at 28 percent.http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect08/elect08_primary_election/html/election.shtml State of Delaware Primary Election (Official Results) October 2, 2008 February 10, 2009 Commissioner of Elections for the State of Delaware July 14, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120714185006/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect08/elect08_primary_election/html/election.shtml dead Castle did not face any Republican primary challengers. Democratic primary for the 2008 Delaware House of Representatives election Democratic Party (United States) Karen Hartley-Nagle 35,995 55.4 Democratic Party (United States) Jerry Northington 22,393 34.5 Democratic Party (United States) Michael Miller 6,609 10.1 64,997 100 General election In the general election, Republican incumbent Mike Castle was challenged by Democratic nominee Karen Hartley-Nagle and Libertarian Party candidate Mark Anthony Parks. CQ Politics forecasted the race in Delaware's at-large congressional district as 'Safe Republican'. Castle enjoyed a lead throughout the campaign, and ultimately won the election with slightly over 61 percent of the votes cast. Statewide turnout for the election was at 68 percent.http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect08/elect08_general_election/html/elect08_gen_office.shtml State of Delaware General Election (Official Results) 2008-12-15 February 9, 2019 Commissioner of Elections for the State of Delaware May 28, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190528144158/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect08/elect08_general_election/html/elect08_gen_office.shtml dead Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2008 Competitive House Race Chart http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2008-11-04_13-32-49.php House: Race Ratings The Cook Political Report 6 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106112035/http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2008-11-04_13-32-49.php 6 November 2008Safe R November 6, 2008 Rothenberg2008 House Ratings http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2008/11/2008-house-ratings.html House Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report 2 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106133426/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2008/11/2008-house-ratings.html 6 November 2008Safe R November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal Ball2008 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2008/house/ Sabato's Crystal Ball 6 November 2008 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106144620/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2008/house/ 6 November 2008Safe R November 6, 2008 Real Clear PoliticsBattle for the House of Representatives http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/house/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives.html realclearpolitics.com Real Clear Politics 9 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081217170047/http://www.realclearpolitics.com:80/epolls/2008/house/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives.html 17 December 2008 7 November 2008Safe R November 7, 2008 CQ PoliticsRace Ratings Chart: House http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house cqpolitics.com Congressional Quarterly Inc 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106054801/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house 6 November 2008Safe R November 6, 2008 Results 2008 Delaware's at-large congressional district election Republican Party (United States) Mike Castle (incumbent) 235,437 61.08 Delaware Democratic Party Karen Hartley-Nagle 146,434 37.99 Libertarian Party of Delaware Mark Parks 3,586 0.93 385,457 100.00 Republican Party (United States) By county CountyMike CastleRepublicanKaren Hartley-NagleDemocraticAll Others#%#%#%New Castle135,35457.0%99,71442.0%2,3311.0%Kent40,30364.0%22,18035.2%4670.7%Sussex59,78070.2%24,54028.8%7880.9% Totals235,43761.1%146,43438.0%3,5860.9% right 110px Swing by county 110px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% See also 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware References 30em External links Castle's campaign website Hartley-Nagle's campaign website Northington's campaign website Delaware Commissioner of Elections Race ranking and details from CQ Politics Delaware U.S. House Races from 2008 Race Tracker Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets 2008 elaware United States House of Representatives