2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 Delaware election results
Every race on Delaware's ballot in the 2008 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races55
Changed party10
Unopposed25%14 races
Incumbents defeated5
President
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | Barack H. Obama (D) | 25.0 |
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | Joseph Biden (D) | 29.4 |
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | Jack Markell (D) | 35.6 |
U.S. House
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE-AL | Michael Castle (R) | 23.1 |
Delaware State Senate
D 7 · R 3 · 3 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Margaret Rose Henry (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Robert I. Marshall (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | Michael S. Katz (D) | 1.3 | Flipped |
| SD-6 | Liane M. Sorenson (R) | 2.6 | |
| SD-10 | Bethany Hall Long (D) | 29.8 | Flipped |
| SD-11 | Anthony J. Deluca (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | Colin R. J. Bonini (R) | 12.8 | |
| SD-17 | Brian J. Bushweller (D) | 12.9 | Flipped |
| SD-18 | F. Gary Simpson (R) | 10.2 | |
| SD-21 | Robert L. Venables Sr. (D) | Unopposed |
Delaware House of Representatives
D 25 · R 16 · 7 changed party
Delaware
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab