Mike Castle

★ Governor

Born: July 2, 1939
Died: August 14, 2025
Age at death: 86
Home state: Delaware
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1984–2008

Career timeline

1984Gov 1988Gov 1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep

2000Rep 2002Rep 2004Rep 2006Rep 2008Rep

11-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Castle1.9M

Opponents1.0M

Elections run

Between 1984 and 2008, Mike Castle ran in 11 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. House), winning all 11. Castle's biggest single-election total was 245,978 votes, in the 2004 U.S. House election in Delaware's at-large district. Castle's closest win came in the 1984 governor election in Delaware, decided by 26,935 votes.

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How many votes has Mike Castle received?

Mike Castle has received 1,903,067 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

Mike Castle’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2008	U.S. HouseDelaware	Won	235,43761.08%	Karen M. Hartley-Nagle (head-to-head) Mark Anthony Parks
2006	U.S. HouseDelaware	Won	143,89757.17%	Dennis Spivack Karen M. Hartley-Nagle (head-to-head) Michael Berg
2004	U.S. HouseDelaware	Won	245,97869.09%	Paul Donnelly William E. Morris
2002	U.S. HouseDelaware	Won	164,60572.07%	Micheal C. Miller (head-to-head) Brad C. Thomas (head-to-head)
2000	U.S. HouseDelaware	Won	211,79767.64%	Micheal C. Miller (head-to-head) James P. Webster (head-to-head) Brad C. Thomas (head-to-head)
1998	U.S. HouseDelaware	Won	119,81166.37%	Dennis E. Williams (head-to-head) James P. Webster (head-to-head) Kim Stanley Bemis
1996	U.S. HouseDelaware	Won	185,57769.55%	Dennis E. Williams (head-to-head) George A. Jurgensen Felicia B. Johnson Robert E. Mattson
1994	U.S. HouseDelaware	Won	137,94570.74%	Carol Ann DeSantis Danny Ray Beaver Donald M. Hockmuth
1992	U.S. HouseDelaware	Won	153,03755.42%	S. B. Woo Peggy Schmitt
1988	GovernorDelaware	Won	169,73370.73%	Jacob Kreshtool
1984	GovernorDelaware	Won	135,25055.53%	William T. Quillen

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000243) and Wikidata (Q645215). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Mike Castle: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/mike-castle. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.