Question:  Now, turning to a different election, this November there will also be an election for the House of Representatives in Washington.  Do you plan to vote for… or… ? [If “don't know,” ask “which way do you lean?”]

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Mike Castle, the Republican candidate for Congress

57%

41

44

48

72

79

67

59

44

61

53

lean Castle

4%

4

7

6

2

3

3

7

4

4

4

Total Castle

61%

45

 51

54

74

82

70

66

48

65

57

Dennis Spivak, the Democratic candidate for Congress

19%

37

24

16

9

2

11

18

32

20

19

Lean Spivak

3%

4

  3

  2

  0

1

  2

3

 3

2

 3

Total Spivak

22%

42

27

18

10

 3 

12

21

35

22

22

Unsure

15%

14

19

23

15

12

15

12

16

10

20

Other

2%

 0

  3

  5

 2

 3

  2

  2

1

  3

  1

Question Ordering: Questions about President Bush and the military action in Iraq were placed either before questions about the Senate race or after the questions about the Senate race.

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Mike Castle

61%

59

64

Dennis Spivak

22%

24

20

Unsure

15%

15

15

Other

  2%

  2

  2

Vote choice in Delaware Senate race by Vote choice in House race (numbers indicate percent of overall vote)

Carper

Ting

Unsure

Other

Castle

35

16

8

1

Spivak

18

2

2

0

Unsure

7

2

6

0

Other

1

1

0

0