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RACES-2-WATCH 2010
Posted: July 20, 2010
STATEWIDE
| OFFICE |
LEADING DEMOCRATS |
LEADING REPUBLICANS |
RUNDOWN |
OUTLOOK |
| Senate |
Chris Coons* |
Mike
Castle*
Christine O'Donnell |
Castle is one of the best bets in the
country to flip a Democratic senatorial seat.
Joe who? |
Republican |
| House |
John Carney* |
Michele Rollins*
Glen
Urquhart |
It's a Democratic state.
It's a Republican year |
Tossup |
| Attorney General |
Beau Biden* |
|
Ssshhhh. The Republicans don't want
to wake the vice president |
Democratic |
| Treasurer |
Velda Jones-Potter*
Chip
Flowers |
Colin Bonini* |
A party endorsement boosts Jones-Potter, but
Bonini's "It's-your-money" campaign could catch
on |
Tossup |
| Auditor |
Richard Korn*
Ken
Matlusky |
Tom Wagner* |
Did the Democrats really endorse a guy who
once filed for bankruptcy? |
Republican |
Incumbents in bold
Endorsed
candidates*
Statewide
registration: 47% Democratic, 29% Republican, 24% others
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Senate: 15 Democrats, 6 Republicans. Ten seats are up
for election.
House of Representatives: 24 Democrats, 17
Republicans. All seats are up for election.
| DISTRICT |
DEMOCRATS |
REPUBLICANS |
VOTERS |
RUNDOWN |
| 5th Senate |
Chris Counihan |
Cathy Cloutier |
D:
44%
R:
32%
O:
23% |
Cloutier should be safe
after 12 years in Dover, but the Democratic
registration can't be ignored |
| 15th Senate |
Nancy Cook |
Dave Lawson |
D:
42%
R:
32%
O:
26% |
Cook doesn't plan to be
caught napping |
| 4th Rep |
Gerald Brady |
Rick Carroll |
D:
48%
R:
28%
O:
24% |
Brady is getting pressed but should prevail |
| 7th Rep |
Bryon Short |
Judy Travis |
D:
39%
R:
37%
O:
24% |
Republicans keep trying in this district but
keep coming up Short |
| 9th Rep |
Rick
Griffiths
Becky
Walker |
John
Marino
Anthony Mirto |
D:
43%
R:
33%
O:
24% |
Republicans are unexpectedly playing defense
after the sudden retirement of Minority Leader
Dick Cathcart |
| 10th Rep |
D.E. Williams
Ken
Dargis |
Bob Rhodunda |
D:
44%
R:
33%
O:
23% |
Williams is seen as the most endangered
House Democrat |
| 18th Rep |
Mike Barbieri |
Terry Spence |
D:
53%
R:
23%
O:
24% |
Bringing back Spence, the ex-speaker, is
pivotal for Republicans |
| 24th Rep |
Kay
Gallogly
Edw.
Osienski |
Abraham Jones |
D:
52%
R:
23%
O:
25% |
Look at that registration. Republican Bill
Oberle beat it for years, but his retirement
likely makes it a lost cause |
| 29th Rep |
John McCutchan |
George Phillips
Lincoln Willis |
D:
42%
R:
33%
O:
25% |
Republican Pam Thornburg is retiring, but
Willis is favored to keep the seat Republican |
| 31st Rep |
Darryl Scott |
Ron
Poliquin
Ron
Smith |
D:
50%
R:
27%
O:
23% |
A stubborn primary is an obstacle to
Republican efforts to knock off a freshman
Democrat |
| 32nd Rep |
Brad Bennett |
Beth Miller |
D:
46%
R:
28%
O:
26% |
Republicans like their chances against a
freshman Democrat |
| 33rd Rep |
Bobby Walls |
Jack
Peterman
Steve
Rust |
D:
39%
R:
35%
O:
26% |
Republicans keep trying in this district but
keep running into Walls |
| 36th Rep |
Russ McCabe |
Harvey Kenton |
D:
41%
R:
35%
O:
24% |
Republican George Carey is retiring. This is
Republican territory, but Democrats are planning
a serious assault |
Incumbents in bold
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