By increasing turnout local primaries increase a district's relative influence in countywide primaries,further proof "All politics is local"

Relative Turnout by RDs in Countywide Primaries


Rep **** 2006 *** 2006% of ******* Local
District**** Votes **** countywide********
************ Total cast ******** primaries

1st Rep(Williams) 1890 *** 13.8% ********** 1st Rep,1stSenate

2nd Rep(Plant) 842 **** 6.1% ******** 2ndRep

3rdRep(Keeley) 1031 *** 7.5% ********** 3rdRep,1st Senate

4thRep(Brady) 1516 *** 11.1% ********* 4thRep,1stSenate

5thRep(George) 197 *** 1.4% *****************************


6thRep(McWilliams) 818 **** 6.0% ********* 6thRep,1stSenate

7thRep (Short) 582 **** 4.2% ********* 7th rep

8thRep(Hall-Long) 298 ***** 2.2%

9thRep(Cathcart) 320 ***** 2.3%

10th Rep(Valihura) 363 ***** 2.6%

11thRep(Lavelle) 450 ***** 3.3% ************* 1st Senate

12thRep(Hudson) 401 **** 2.9%

13thRep(Mitchell) 906 ***** 6.6% ************** 13thRep

15thRep(Longhurst) 254 **** 1.9%

16thRep(Johnson) 503 **** 3.7%

17thRep(Mulrooney) 373 ***** 2.7%

18th Rep(Spence) 249 **** 1.8%

19thRep(Gilligan) 321 **** 2.3%

20thRep(Manolakos) 346 **** 2.5%

21st Rep Maier 243 **** 1.8%

22nd Rep(Miro) 265 **** 1.9%

23rdRep(Schooley) 320 **** 2.3%

24thRep(Oberle) 183 **** 1.3%

25thRep(Kowalko) 192 **** 1.4%

26thRep(Viola) 655 **** 4.8% ******** 26 rep dist

27thRep(Lofink) 196 **** 1.4%

Total votes cast in New County in the 2006 Democratic Primary ,not including 20 votes cast by person residing overseas indefinitely,but eligible to vote in Delaware –13,734

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Rep ****** 2004 *** 2004% of ********* Local
District******* Votes *** countywide
***************** Total cast ********
****** County Council President********primaries

1st Rep(Williams)2263 **** 8.8% ******* 8thNCCC.1st & 2nd WCC,AL

2nd Rep(Plant) 1665 **** 6.5%*2nd Rep,10th NCCC,1st , 4 th & 5th WCC,AL

3rdRep(Keeley) 1430 *** 5.6% *** 3rd rep,10CoC, 4th & 5th WCC,AL

4thRep(Brady) 1638 **** 6.4% ******* 10thNCCC, 5th WCC,AL

5thRep(George) 507 **** 2.0% ******* 7th CountyCouncil


6thRep(McWilliams)1,148 **** 4.4% ******* 6thRep,8thCountyCouncil

7thRep(Short) 973 **** 3.8% ******* 8thCountyCouncil

8thRep(Hall-Long) 568 **** 2.2%

9thRep(Cathcart) 899 **** 3.5% ******** 12th CountyCouncil

10th Rep(Valihura)706 **** 2.7% ******** 8thCountyCouncil

11thRep(Lavelle) 962 **** 3.7% ******* 8thCountyCouncil

12thRep(Hudson) 1020 **** 4.0%

13thRep(Mitchell)1148 **** 4.5% ******13thRep,10thCoCo,AL

15thRep(Longhurst)680 **** 2.6% ***** 12th CountyCouncil

16thRep(Johnson)1,888 **** 7.3%**16th Rep,7th, 12th &10thNCCC,4thWCC,AL

17thRep(Mulrooney)1,427 ***** 5.5%*** 17th Rep,7th & 12th CountyCouncil


18th Rep(Spence)615 ***** 2.4% **** 11th&7thCountyCouncil

19thRep(Gilligan)876 ****** 3.4%

20thRep(Manolakos) 896 ***** 3.5%

21st Rep (Maier)785 ***** 3.0%

22nd Rep(Miro) 822 **** 3.2%


23rdRep(Schooley) 834 **** 3.2%

24thRep(Oberle) 483 **** 1.9% ***** 11thCountyCouncil

25thRep(Kowalko) 465 ***** 1.8%

26thRep(Viola) 508 **** 2.0% ***** 11thCountyCouncil

27thRep(Lofink) 539 **** 2.1% ***** 11th & 12th CountyCouncil

Total Votes cast in the 2004 President of County Council Democratic Primary 25,742

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Rep ******* 2002**** 2002% of ****** Local
District *******Votes **** countywide******
******************* Total cast US Rep **** primaries

1st Rep(Williams)1,735 **** 13.9% ****** 1st Rep, 1st & 2nd senate

2nd Rep(Plant) 1,292 **** 10.4% ***** 2nd Rep,2nd & 3rd Senate

3rdRep(Keeley) 773 **** 6.2% ***** 3rd Rep,1st& 3rd Senate

4thRep(Brady) 848 **** 6.8% ***** 1st , 2nd & 4th Senate

5thRep(George) 360 **** 2.9% ****** 5th Rep


6thRep(McWilliams)355 **** 2.9% ****** 1st & 2nd Senate

7thRep(Short) 298 **** 2.4%

8thRep(Hall-Long)402 **** 3.2%

9thRep(Cathcart)508 **** 4.1%

10th Rep(Valihura)239 **** 1.9%

11thRep(Lavelle)268 **** 2.2% ************ 1st Senate

12thRep(Hudson) 260 **** 2.1%

13thRep(Mitchell)672 **** 5.4% ********* 13thRep, 3rd Senate

15thRep(Longhurst)287 ***** 2.3%

16thRep(Johnson)1,420 ***** 11.4% *********16th Rep, 2nd Senate

17thRep(Mulrooney)399 **** 3.2% ******* 2nd Senate

18th Rep(Spence)250 **** 2.0% ****** 9th Senate

19thRep(Gilligan)470 **** 3.8% ****** 9th Senate

20thRep(Manolakos) 224 **** 1.8%

21st Rep (Maier)401 **** 3.2% ****** 9th Senate

22nd Rep(Miro) 188 ***** 1.5%

23rdRep(Schooley) 238 **** 1.9%

24thRep(Oberle) 112 **** 0.9% ******** 9th Senate

25thRep(Kowalko)123 **** 0.9% ******* 9th Senate

26thRep(Viola) 153 **** 1.2% ******** 9th Senate

27thRep(Lofink) 169 ***** 1.4%
Total votes in New Castle County in the US Representatives Democratic primary 12,444

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NCCC = New Castle County Council
WCC= Wilmington City Council District race
AL= Wilmington City Council At Large race
Names of the current state representative is in parenthesis to aid in identifying districts.