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2004 New Castle County Executive election
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Nominee Chris Coons Chris Castagno
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 131,397 93,424
Percentage 58.45% 41.55%
New Castle County Executive before election

Thomas P. Gordon
Democratic

Elected New Castle County Executive

Chris Coons
Democratic

The 2004 New Castle County Executive election was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Thomas P. Gordon was term-limited and unable to seek a third consecutive term. County Council President Chris Coons won the Democratic primary by a wide margin and faced New Castle City Council President Chris Castagno, the Republican nominee,[1] in the general election. Coons defeated Castagno by a wide margin, winning his first term with 58 percent of the vote to Castagno's 42 percent.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • Chris Coons, County Council President[2]
  • Sherry Freebery, County Chief Administrative Officer, former County Police Chief[3]
  • Richard Korn, Hockessin businessman[4]

Results

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Coons 17,584 66.57%
Democratic Sherry Freebery 4,702 17.80%
Democratic Richard Korn 4,130 15.63%
Total votes 26,416 100.00%

General election

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Results

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2004 New Castle County Executive election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Coons 131,397 58.45%
Republican Chris Castagno 93,424 41.55%
Total votes 224,821 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ Hall, Charlotte (February 24, 2004). "Castagno seeks county exec post". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. p. 1B. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  2. ^ Hall, Charlotte (April 20, 2004). "Coons enters race for NCCo executive". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. p. B1. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  3. ^ Allen, Mary (February 21, 2004). "Freebery announces for NCCo executive". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. p. 1B. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  4. ^ Hall, Charlotte (June 23, 2004). "Third Democrat in NCCo race". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. p. B1. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  5. ^ "2004 State Primary Election". Delaware Department of Elections. September 14, 2004. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  6. ^ "2004 General Election". Delaware Department of Elections. November 2, 2004. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
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