2008 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

2008 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

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Nominee Mike Castle Karen Hartley-Nagle
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 235,437 146,434
Percentage 61.1% 38.0%

Castle:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hartley-Nagle:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Mike Castle
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mike Castle
Republican

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.[1]

Delaware has a single at-large representative in the House of Representatives. Republican incumbent Mike Castle was reelected for an eighth term. As of 2024, 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.

  1. ^ Calendar of Election Events Archived 2008-08-06 at the Wayback Machine State of Delaware