Where It Ranks Among the
States (House Elections 2000)
Voter Turnout: 18th (53.8%)
Victory Margin: 26th (36.8%)
Facts in Focus
Nearly seven out of ten adults in Delaware did
not vote in 2000 for their U.S. Representative, Michael Castle (R).
Delaware's last competitive U.S. House race �
meaning a race won by less than 10% -- was in
1982.
No incumbent U.S. House Member from Delaware
has won re-election by less than a landslide margin of 20% since
1984.
Rep. Castle's margin of victory was 37% -- down
from 44% in 1994 and 42% in 1996. Delaware ranked 26th in average
victory margin in 2000, up from 47th in 1996.
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