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Delaware Department of Elections

2000 Delaware Presidential, Congressional and Statewide Results
Filing Deadline: 7/28/00, Independent Filing Deadline: 9/1/00, Primary: 9/9/00
Last Updated: December 14, 2000

Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties

President, William J. Clinton (D) barred from 3^rd term, 51.8% in 1996
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 63% Democrat, Others' Predictions,

Albert A. "Al" Gore, Jr. (D) 54.96% George W. "Dubya" Bush (R) 41.9% Ralph Nader (G) 2.54%, Patrick J. 'Pat' Buchanan (Rfm) 0.24%, Harry Browne (L) 0.24%, Howard Phillips (C) 0.06%, John S. Hagelin (NL) 0.03%, write in votes 0.03%,

Governors 70% in '96, Tom Carper (D) barred from 3^rd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 63% Democratic, Rothenberg Report: Toss Up, Campaign & Election's Odds: 8:7 Democrats, Congressional Quarterly's ranking: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report's overview: Toss Up, Peter Orvetti's Prediction: Democrat, Ron Gunzburger: Democrat,

Lt. Gov. Ruth Ann Minner (D) 59.2% attorney / ex-St. Rep. / '84 U.S. Senate nominee / Chamber of Commerce President John Burris (R) 39.7% Dr. Floyd E. McDowell, Sr. (Ind) 1.1%, Arnold Stanton (G) 0.0%

Lt. Governor, Ruth Ann Minner (D) running for Governor,
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 63% Democratic,

St. Finance Secretary John C. Carney, Jr. (D) 61.7% businessman Dennis Rochford (R) 38.3%

Insurance Commissioner,
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Republican,

ex-Deputy St. Ins. Comm'r. Karen Weldin Stewart (D) 47.1% Donna Lee Williams (R) 52.9%

Senate, 55.8% in '94, 5^th term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 50% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Toss Up, Campaign & Election's Odds: 1:1, Congressional Quarterly's rank: No Clear Favorite, Stuart Rothenberg's rating: Vulnerable Republican, Cook Political Report's overview: Toss Up, Hotline Scoop's Senate ranking: 4th Most Likely to Turn Over, Political Junkie: Democrat, Peter Orvetti's Prediction: Democrat, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's target, Ron Gunzburger: Democrat, Ken Rubin: Democrat,

Gov. Thomas R. "Tom" Carper (D) 55.5% William V. Roth, Jr. (R) 43.7% pastor Mark Dankof (C) 0.3%, J. Burke Morrison (L) 0.3%, Robert Mattson (NL) 0.2%,

At-Large Congressional District, 66.4% in '98, 4^th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 6:1 Republican, Congressional Quarterly's ranking: Safe Republican, Hotline Scoop's Tier Four Veteran, Ron Gunzburger: Republican,

accountant Michael C. "Mike" Miller (D) 30.9% Michael N. "Mike" Castle (R) 67.6% Brad C. Thomas (L) 0.7%, James P. "Jim" Webster (C) 0.8%,

1. Link to Predictions: (D.C.'s Political Report no longer assures that these links are active)
ABC News,
The Associated Press,
Campaign & Election Magazine,
The Cook Political Report,
Congressional Quarterly,
D.C.'s Political Report,
Ron Gunzburger,
The National Journal's and The Hotline's Hotline Scoop.com,
Peter J. M. Orvetti,
Roll Call,
The Rothenberg Political Report,
Ken Rubin,

2. Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates open races. Blue boxes indicates winner. Red boxes indicates change in party control.

3. Key to Party Identification.
(C) = Constitution Party
(D) = Democratic Party
(G) = Green Party
(Ind) = Independence Party
(L) = Libertarian Party
(NL) = Natural Law Party
(Rfm) = Reform Party
(R) = Republican Party