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About This Primary

Feb
5

Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 23.0

Latest Headlines

Plouffe to the Senate? (Nov. 7, 2008)
Biden Wins Senate Race in Delaware (Nov. 4, 2008)
Washington Post-ABC News Poll (Nov. 3, 2008)
Poll Shows Obama Deflected Recent Attacks (Nov. 3, 2008)
The State of the Races (Nov. 3, 2008)
Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
Obama and McCain Wrap Up Campaigns (Nov. 3, 2008)
The State of the Election: Mid-Atlantic (Nov. 2, 2008)
The State Of the Races (Nov. 2, 2008)

More Coverage of the Delaware Primaries »

The Candidates

Joe Biden Senator from Delaware: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator from New York: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Chris Dodd Senator from Connecticut: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
John Edwards Trial Lawyer, Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Mike Gravel Candidate: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Dennis Kucinich Representative from Ohio: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Barack Obama Senator from Illinois: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Bill Richardson Governor of New Mexico: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements

Delaware Demographics (2007 Census ACS)

Population: 864,764
Gender: 48.4 male, 51.6 female
Race: 72.3 white, 20.3 black, 2.9 asian, 1.0 indian, 0.1 pacific islander, 6.5 hispanic,
Age: 76.2% 18 years and over; 13.5% 65 years and over; Median age:
Median Household Income: $54,610
Families Below Poverty Level: 7.5%
Education: 10.4% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher

Today in Delaware

No candidates are campaigning in Delaware today.

All Events in Delaware »

Campaign Finance

$203,712 raised in Delaware by Democratic candidates (through Sep. 30, 2008)

Top Candidates

Barack Obama	$202,417
Hillary Rodham Clinton	$1,295

Top Cities

Wilmington	$117,658
Newark	$31,056
Hockessin	$10,555

Full Delaware Financial Report »

Past Election Results

2004 D primary
Kerry	50%
Edwards	11%
Lieberman	11%

2004 general Election
Kerry	53%
Bush	46%
Nader	1%

Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.