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Castle was born in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of Louisa Johnston (née Bache) and James Manderson Castle Jr. [7] One of his maternal great-great-grandfathers was Virginia Senator John W. Johnston, and Castle's fifth great-grandfathers were founding fathers Benjamin Franklin and Daniel Carroll. Castle's father was a patent lawyer for DuPont ...
[35] [40] [41] O'Donnell was considered far less electable in a general election than Castle; Politico reported, "The path to a Republican Senate takeover narrowed to the point of vanishing Tuesday night, as marketing consultant Christine O’Donnell upset Rep. Mike Castle in Delaware’s Senate primary and likely dashed the GOP’s hopes of ...
First elected in 1992, Castle opted not to run for re-election in 2010, instead unsuccessfully running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Glen Urquhart ran as the Republican nominee for the House seat in the 2010 election and was subsequently defeated by Democratic challenger John Carney .
John Carney was elected to Delaware's sole seat in the House of Representatives, replacing Republican Mike Castle, who vacated his seat to unsuccessfully run for the Senate. This was one of just three House seats to be picked up by the Democrats; the others were Cedric Richmond in Louisiana's 2nd congressional district and Colleen Hanabusa in ...
The 2024 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Delaware. Democratic congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester won her first term in office, defeating Republican businessman Eric Hansen.
A longtime member of the Senate leadership team and McConnell’s right-hand man, Thune, 63, would likely focus on maintaining party unity and advancing a traditional conservative platform—tax ...
Mike Castle, former U.S. Representative, former Governor of Delaware and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 [5] Tom Kovach, New Castle County Council President and nominee for Delaware's at-large congressional district in 2012 [1]
Sen. Mike McGuire, a Democrat from the North Coast, is the new California Senate president pro tem. His term as leader ends in 2026. Sen. Mike McGuire, a Democrat from the North Coast, is the new ...