DELAWARE

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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

State Party Nominating Conventions: May 2008
Filing Deadline: July 2008
State Primary: September 2008

This page was last updated on April 19, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

2008 Elections:

GOVERNOR:
[ Ruth Ann Minner (D)* - Not Eligibile to Seek Re-Election in 2008. ]
John Carney (D) - Lt. Governor, Ex-State Finance Secretary & Ex-Congressional Aide
Jack Markell (D) - State Treasurer & Ex-Telecommunications Executive
Dave Graham (R) - State Employee, Accountant & '04 Candidate
Mike Protack (R) - Airline Pilot, USMC Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Rob Foraker (IP) - Restaurant Owner

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ John Carney (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2008. ]
Ted Blunt (D) - Wilmington City Council President, School District Program Administator & Social Worker
Matt Denn (D) - State Insurance Commissioner & Ex-Gubernatorial Aide
Eric Buckson (R) - Kent County Commisisoner, High School Athletic Director & Son of Ex-Attorney General David Buckson

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
[ Matt Denn (D)* - Candidate for Lt. Governor in 2008. ]
Gene Reed (D) - State Insurance Consumer Protection Enforcement Manager
John Brady (R) - Sussex County Recorder of Deeds

2010 Elections:

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Joseph "Beau" Biden III (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Jack Markell (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Tom Wagner (R)*

U.S. SENATOR:

Joe Biden (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Christine O'Donnell (R) - Political Consultant
Tim Smith (R) - Businessman

Tom Carper (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

U.S. CONGRESS:

At Large:
Mike Castle (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Karen Hartley-Nagle (D) - Children's Rights Advocate, '06 Candidate & '04 State Sen. Candidate
Jerry Northington (D) - Veterinarian, Vietnam War Veteran & Peace Activist
Dennis Spivack (D) - Attorney & '06 Nominee
Liza Dawn Cherricks (Independent)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Communist Party of Delaware
Constitution Party of Delaware
Delaware Democratic Party
Green Party of Delaware
Independent Party of Delaware
Libertarian Party of Delaware
Delaware Republican Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Department of Elections

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

PRINT MEDIA:
Bethany Beach Delaware Wave
Delaware Coast Press
Delaware State News
DelmarvaNow.com
Dover Post
Lewes Cape Gazette
Middletown Transcript
Milford Beacon
New Castle Business Ledger
Newark Post
Smyrna/Clayton Sun-Times
Sussex Countian
Wilmington News-Journal

BROADCAST MEDIA:
WBOC TV-16 (Delmarva)
WDEL Radio AM 1150 (Wilmington)
WDOV Radio AM 1410 (Dover)
WGMD Radio FM 92.7 (Rehoboth Beach)
WILM Radio AM 1450 (Wilmington)
WMDT TV-47 (ABC - Delmarva)

POLITICAL BLOGS:
Blog for Delaware
Blogolution.com
Colossus of Rhodey
DelaVoice.com
Delaware Grapevine
Delaware Liberal
Delaware Watch
Delawired
Delmarva Dealings
DownWithAbsolutes.com
Green Delaware
JokersToTheRight.com
LeftyBlogs: Delaware
Mark Levin Fan
Paul Smith Jr.
PolitaKid
Red, White & Blue Hens
Smart Hens
Sneaking Suspicions
Stupid and Wrong
TommyWonk

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