Delaware Candidates for Governor, Election Race 2012

Delaware Governor Election

Delaware Candidates for Governor

State Primary: September 11, 2012

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Delaware candidates for governor will be having their Democrat and Republican gubernatorial primaries in 2012:

Delaware Governor Election Race

Republican Governor Candidates

Delaware Gubernatorial Candidates 2012
Jeff Cragg (R) - Mailbox Store Owner & Ex-New Castle County GOP Chair
Christine O'Donnell, Conservative, Pro-Life, is preferred gubernatorial candidate for Delaware 2012

Democrat Governor Candidates

Jack Markell (D)
Jeff Cragg (R)

Delaware Candidates for U.S. Senate

Tom Carper (D)
Kevin Wade (R)

Delaware Candidates for Congress

John Carney (D)
Rose Izzo (R)
Tom Kovach (R)
Brent Wangen (Libertarian)

 

Delaware Senator Candidates

 

 

History of Delaware. Information that every Delaware Election Candidates for US Governor and Congress Should Know:

"The First State"
Delaware is known by this nickname due to the fact that on December 7, 1787, it became the first of the 13 original states to ratify the U.S. Constitution. "The First State" became the official State nickname on May 23, 2002 following a request by Mrs. Anabelle O'Malley's First Grade Class at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School.

Delaware became a state in 1776, just two months after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The capital was moved from New Castle to Dover in 1777. Delaware's first constitution was adopted in 1792. The current constitution was adopted in 1897. It has been modernized with many new amendments since that time. Today, Delaware has a cabinet form of government.

The General Assembly, Delaware's lawmaking body, is comprised of a State House of Representatives, whose 41 members are elected for two-year terms, and a State Senate, whose 21 members are elected for four-year terms. Half of the Senate seats are contested in each general election.

The State Supreme Court consists of a chief justice and four associate justices. All members are appointed by the governor, with confirmation by the Senate, for a term of 12 years.