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Election Timeline
April 24, 2012 - Presidential primaries
July 12, 2012 - Deadline to file for candidacy
September 11, 2012 - Primary elections (non-presidential)
November 6, 2012 - Election day
Latest Polls and Updates
Conservative Ranking
Delaware is the 8th least conservative state, voting
17.71% less Republican in the 2008 presidential elections than the national average.
Partisan Trend
Based on voting patterns since 1992, Delaware is trending DEMOCRAT in presidential
elections.
GOP Trend Ranking
Delaware ranks 48th among the 50 states.
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Race for the White House
GOP Candidates
Newt Gingrich - Former U.S. Speaker of the House from Georgia
Ron Paul - U.S. Representative from Texas
Mitt Romney - Former Governor of Massachusetts
Rick Santorum - Former Senator from Pennsylvania
DEM Candidates
Barack Obama - President of the United States
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Incumbent: Democrat Tom Carper seeks a third term in 2012. He currently faces no primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Kevin Wade
DEM Candidates
Tom Carper - Incumbent
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Polling Data - polls to be tracked after party primaries
Projection Data - table to be filled out after party primaries
Preliminary Projection - Solid DEM Hold
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Incumbent: Democrat Jack Markell is seeking re-election for the first time in 2012. He currently faces no primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Jeff Cragg
DEM Candidates
Jack Markell - Incumbent
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Polling Data - polls to be tracked after party primaries
Projection Data - table to be filled out after party primaries
Preliminary Projection - Solid DEM Hold
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No competitive races in 2012
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Projected winner listed first
District AL: John Carney, Jr. (D)-inc vs. ??? (R)
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Current Partisan Breakdown
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| National Delegation |
| Senators |
2 DEM |
| Representatives |
1 DEM |
| State Government |
| Governor |
DEM |
| Lt. Governor |
DEM |
| State Senate - DEM control |
7 GOP, 14 DEM |
| State House - DEM control |
15 GOP, 26 DEM |
Current Office Holders
Governor: Jack Markell (D) - 1st term, up for re-election in 2012
Lt. Governor: Matthew Denn (D) - 1st term, up for re-election in 2012
Senior Senator: Tom Carper (D) - 2nd term, up for re-election in 2012
Junior Senator: Chris Coons (D) - 1st term (partial), up for re-election in 2014
House District AL: John Carney, Jr. (D) - 1st term
Historical Partisan Snapshot
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2008 |
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| President |
Strong D |
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Mod D |
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Solid D |
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Senate |
| Class 1 |
Strong D |
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Solid D |
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| Class 2 |
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Solid D |
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Solid D |
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| Governor |
Solid D |
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Mod D |
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Solid D |
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| House |
1 GOP |
1 GOP |
1 GOP |
1 GOP |
1 GOP |
1 DEM |
| CD-AL |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid D |
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BOLD - party turnover
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Race ratings:
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"Weak" - less than 5%
"Mod" - 5% to less than 10%
"Strong" - 10% to 15%
"Solid" - greater than 15%
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