United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, 2006

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United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, 2006
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 2004November 7, 2006 2008  
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Nominee Mike Castle Dennis Spivack
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote143,89797,565
Percentage57.17%38.76%

U.S. Representative before election

Mike Castle
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mike Castle
Republican

The Delaware United States House election for 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican representative Michael Castle won re-election to a seventh term.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Democratic Party primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dennis Spivack9,51560.34
Democratic Karen M. Hartley-Nagle6,25339.66
Total votes15,768100.00

Republican primary

Congressman Castle faced no opposition in the Republican Party primary.

Green Party

Michael Berg American activist and politician

Michael Berg is an American activist and politician who was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives in the State of Delaware on the Green Party ticket in the 2006 midterm elections. He is most well known as the father of Nick Berg, one of the first American civilians to be abducted and beheaded by insurgents in Iraq.

Independent

General election

Results

Delaware's At-large congressional district election, 2006 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Castle (inc.)143,89757.17
Democratic Dennis Spivack97,56538.76
Delaware Independent Karen M. Hartley-Nagle5,7692.29
Green Michael Berg 4,4631.77
Total votes251,694100.00
Republican hold

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