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Competitive Races

4th Senate

LEANS REPUBLICAN

Michael Katz (D)
John Clatworthy (R)

Voters: 31,109 Dem: 34% Rep: 42% Other: 24%

This district has been trending more Democratic in recent years. A huge Democratic wave for Obama-Biden-Markell can perhaps close the gap for Katz. Also, Son of Clathworthy (c) is an un-apolgetic wingnut, so I don’t know how much the blue blood Republican fox chasers will like him.

10th Senate

LEANS DEMOCRATIC

Bethany Hall-Long (D)
Jim “Don’t Call Me Andrea” Weldin (R)

Voters: 31,480 Dem: 44% Rep: 31% Other: 25%

This should be a Democratic seat. However, Hall-Long has not been impressive and has little to show for her six years in the House.

17th Senate

TOSS UP

Brian Bushweller (D)
James Hutchison (R)

Voters: 28,031 Dem: 45% Rep: 30% Other: 25%

“Hutch” has some name ID as Dover’s ex-mayor, but Bushweller is no newbie.

7th House

TOSS UP

Bryon Short (D)
Jim Bowers (R)

Voters: 14,846 Dem: 38% Rep: 39% Other: 23%

Short rode a big anti-Republican wave in an ’07 special election but Republicans think Brandywine Hundred district belongs to them.

8th House

LEANS DEMOCRATIC

Quinn Johnson (D)
Martha Sturtevant (R)

Voters: 18,244 Dem: 46% Rep: 30% Other: 24%

I should know more about this race. Oh well. If Johnson was able to pick up the BHL machine, it should be a cake walk.

9th House

LEANS REPUBLICAN

Rebecca Walker (D)
Dick Cathcart (R)

Voters: 18,026 Dem: 42% Rep: 34% Other: 24%

Walker is working hard, but to give you an idea of what an uphill fight she has, my house (Jason) has one of each candidates signs up right now.

18th House

TOSS UP

Mike Barbieri (D)
Terry Spence (R)

Voters: 12,399 Dem: 51% Rep: 25% Other: 24%

Barbieri came close last time. In a big turn-out year for Dems you have to think that he is going to be this year’s Kowalko.

21st House

LEANS DEMOCRATIC

Pat Creedon (D)
Michael Ramone (R)

Voters: 14,588 Dem: 40% Rep: 34% Other: 26%

Pam Maier’s sudden retirement put this the Pike Creek Valley district in play. (Note to anon, please give us the skinny.)

22nd House

LEANS REPUBLICAN

Rebecca Young (D)
Joe Miro (R)

Miro’s first race in five elections, tells you something about the district. Give ’em hell Rebecca.

27th House

LEANS DEMOCRATIC

Earl Jaques (D)
Vince Lofink (R)

Voters: 13,821 Dem: 45% Rep: 31% Other: 24%

Jacques shocked Lofink in ’06. The Bear-Glasgow area will be represented by a Democrat sooner or later.

31st House

TOSS UP

Darryl Scott (D)
Nancy Wagner (R)

Voters: 12,355 Dem: 46% Rep: 30% Other: 24%

Wagner gives good constiuent services, but also created a state funded job for her goofball husband. Pramela Kazza did all the spade work on this and now Darryl Scott could to waltz in to Leg Hall.

32nd House

TOSS UP

Brad Bennett (D)
Donna Stone (R)

Voters: 11,240 Dem: 44% Rep: 30% Other: 26%

Bennett is the target of Republican dirty tricks …er ah… push polling, and Stone does not seem to want to represent her district, since she was the constant subject of retirement rumors. So are the district resident tired of Stone’s antics. The angry reaction to the push polling may indicate “yes.”

35th House

LEANS REPUBLICAN

Aaron Chaffinch
David Wilson

Voters: 12,101 Dem: 42% Rep: 37% Other: 21%

Former state police Superintendent Col. L. Aaron Chaffinch, who resigned three years ago amid a flurry of lawsuits against the agency, is running as the Democrat. Republican Sussex County Register of Wills David L. Wilson was been endorsed by Ben Ewing to be his successor. In this Republican district (some of the Dems down here are really Republicans too), I expect Wilson to hang on.

41st House

John Atkins (Drunk)
Greg Hastings (R)

Voters: 14,828 Dem: 42% Rep: 38% Other: 20%

It was Abe Lincoln who said, “You can fool some of the people some of the time, and you can fool all of the people in the 41st RD all of the time.”

THREESOMES ARE IN THE FORECAST

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