United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, 2006

United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, 2006

November 7, 2006

Nominee Michael Castle Dennis Spivack Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 143,897 97,565 Percentage 57.17 38.76

Representative before election Michael Castle Republican Elected Representative Michael Castle Republican

The Delaware United States House election for 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. Delaware has a single seat in the United States House of Representatives which incumbent Michael N. Castle was defending. Castle was re-elected.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Dennis Spivack, attorney
• Karen M. Hartley-Nagle, non-profit organization director

Democratic Party primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Spivack	9,515	60.34
	Democratic	Karen M. Hartley-Nagle	6,253	39.66
Total votes			15,768	100.00

Republican primary

• Michael N. Castle, incumbent U.S. Congressman

Congressman Castle faced no opposition in the Republican Party primary.

Green Party

• Michael Berg, retired teacher and anti-war activist

Independent

• Karen M. Hartley-Nagle, formerly of the Democratic Party

General election

Results

Delaware's At-large congressional district election, 2006^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Castle (inc.)	143,897	57.17
	Democratic	Dennis Spivack	97,565	38.76
	Delaware Independent	Karen M. Hartley-Nagle	5,769	2.29
	Green	Michael Berg	4,463	1.77
Total votes			251,694	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect06/elect06_primary/elect06_primary_office.shtml
2. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#8