The Green Papers: Delaware 2004 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Saturday 11 September 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Electoral Votes:3(0.56% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:1(0.23% of 435)
2000 Census:785,068 (0.28% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):582,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):505,360
Capital:Dover
Saturday 11 September 2004 polls close 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC)
Tuesday 2 November 2004 polls close 8:00p EST (0100 UTC)
 

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Delaware State and Local Government

Delaware 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats   Republicans   Third Parties


DELAWARE Election Returns from an official source

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 3 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors. List of States: Details.
Up for election in 2004
  Elected Democrat 200,152 53.35% Senator John Kerry
(3 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Senator John Edwards
  Candidate Republican 171,660 45.75% President George W. Bush
Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney
Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
  Candidate Independent 2,153 0.57% Ralph Nader
Vice President: Peter Miguel Camejo
  Candidate Libertarian 586 0.16% Michael Badnarik
Vice President: Richard Campagna
  Candidate Constitution 289 0.08% Michael Anthony Peroutka
Vice President: Chuck Baldwin
  Candidate Green 250 0.07% David Keith Cobb
Vice President: Patricia Helen "Pat" LaMarche
  Candidate Natural Law 100 0.03% Walter F. Brown
Vice President: Mary A. Herbert
Total 375,190 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 108th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1   Democrat   Senator Thomas R. Carper
First elected: 2000
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990;
elected Governor: 1992; re-elected: 1996]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Class 2   Democrat   Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
First elected: 1972; re-elected: 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996; 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors

Chair up for election   Democrat   Governor Ruth Ann Minner
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004.
Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Renominated - 11 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 185,687 50.87% Governor Ruth Ann Minner
  Candidate Republican 167,115 45.78% William S. "Bill" Lee
  Candidate Independent 12,206 3.34% Frank Infante
On the ballot as Libertarian (1,450 votes) and Independent Party of Delaware (10,756 votes)
Total 365,008 100.00%  

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Elected separately from Governor

Seat up for election   Democrat   Lieutenant Governor John C. Carney, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 11 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 218,442 62.11% Lieutenant Governor John C. Carney, Jr.
  Candidate Republican 127,501 36.25% James P. Ursomarso
  Candidate Independent 4,134 1.18% Michael R. Dore
  Candidate Libertarian 1,646 0.47% John M. Reda
Total 351,723 100.00%  

108th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
1 Republican (1 Renominated)

At-Large
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Michael N. Castle
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1992; [also served as Governor- elected: 1984; re-elected: 1988]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 11 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 245,978 69.09% Congressman Michael N. Castle
  Candidate Democrat 105,716 29.69% Paul Donnelly
  Candidate Independent 2,337 0.66% Maurice J. Barros
  Candidate Libertarian 2,014 0.57% William E. "Bill" Morris
Total 356,045 100.00%  

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

    Republican   Attorney General M. Jane Brady
First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

    Democrat   Treasurer Jack Markell
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

    Republican   Auditor R. Thomas Wagner, Jr.
Appointed: 1989 (by Governor Michael N. Castle); first elected: 1990; re-elected: 1994, 1998, 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Commissioner of Insurance  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004

Seat up for election   Republican   Insurance Commissioner Donna Lee H. Williams
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Open Seat
  Elected Democrat 182,758 52.81% Matthew P. "Matt" Denn
  Candidate Republican 163,327 47.19% David H. Ennis
Total 346,085 100.00%  

 


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