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Polls In The State Of Delaware Leading Upto The November 6, 2012 General Election

Delaware - Presidential

Barack Obama  
Mitt Romney 
[Polls pending]

Delaware - U.S. Senate

Carper [D]
Wade [R]

Delaware - U.S. House

Carney [D]
Kovach [R]

Delaware - Governor

Markel [D]
Cragg [R]

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United States Senators
of Delaware State
Thomas R. Carper (D)
Christopher A. Coons (D)

United States House of Representatives of Delaware State
At-large congressional district
John C. Carney Jr. (D)

Governor of Delaware State
Jack Markell (D)

Delaware State Senate
Total number of Senators: 21
Democratic Party: 14
Republican Party: 7

Delaware State House
Total number of Representatives: 41
Democratic Party: 26
Republican Party: 15

PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS AND STATE POLITICS

Presidential Election 2012

The State of Delaware is allotted 3 electoral votes out of the total of 538 in the Electoral College. Delaware being a winner-takes-all state, the winning candidate will receive all 3 electoral votes. A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the Presidency. 
In Presidential Election 2008 Senator Obama won Delaware receiving 61.94% of the vote to Senator McCain's 36.92%
[References:[U.S. Electoral College, 2012 : Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 2011]

U.S. Senate Election 2012 in Delaware

CANDIDATES

Tom Carper [D] Incumbent
Kevin Wade [R] Businessman
Andrew Groff [Green]
Alex Pires [I]

Democratic U.S.Senator Tom Carper is a two term incumbent running for a third term. He is also a former governor and U.S. representative of Delaware.

[References: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 2012]

U.S. House of Representatives Election 2012 in Delaware

Delaware has an At-Large Congressional District encompassing the entire state.

CANDIDATES

John Carney [D]  Incumbent U.S. Rep
Tom Kovach [R]

[References: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 2012]


Delaware Governor's Race

Jack Markell [D] Incumbent
Jeff Cragg [R] Businessman

[References: Wikipedia the free encyclopedia, 2012]


NEWS IN BRIEF

Delaware U.S. Senate Election

[June 18, 2012]
Incumbent Democratic Senator Tom Carper is running for a third term.
Only Republican Party candidate announced so far is businessman Kevin Wade.
The state primary is set for September 11, 2012.
[References: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]

Delaware Governor's Race

[June 18, 2012]
Incumbent Democratic Governor Jack Markell is eligible to and will seek re-election for a second term.
Republican businessman Jeff Cragg  is the only GOP candidate announced so far.
The state primary is scheduled for September 11, 2012.
[References: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia,2012]