Delaware 2026 Primary

U.S. Senate & U.S. House
Sep 15 2026
Completed
U.S. House & U.S. Senate
Nov 3 2026
5 days away
Filing Deadline: Jul 10, 2026

★ U.S. Senate Safe D

Incumbent: D Chris Coons

Democrat

Chris Coons Incumbent Nominee $4,956,015 raised
E. No-Trump Hansen
Jeff Appelhans
Jeffery Ryan Appelhans $2,046 raised
Mary Louve

Republican

John Shulli $126,466 raised
Michael S Katz Nominee $190,416 raised

Dollar figures are each campaign’s total funds raised, from FEC filings.

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held September 15, 2026.

Candidate Votes %
Chris Coons ✓ 68,154 78.0%
Jeff Appelhans 9,294 10.6%
Mary Louve 6,577 7.5%
E. No-Trump Hansen 3,367 3.9%

Republican Primary

Held September 15, 2026.

Candidate Votes %
Michael "Dr. Mike" Katz ✓ 30,896 77.3%
John Shulli 9,052 22.7%

★ U.S. House 1 district

DE-AL At-Large Safe D D Sarah McBride
Sarah McBride (D) Incumbent ✓ Joseph Joe Arminio (R) ✓
Democratic · Sep 15 Sarah McBride — — ✓
Republican · Sep 15 Joseph "Dr. Joe" Arminio 18,629 47.9% ✓ John J. Whalen 12,523 32.2% Earl L. Cooper 7,772 20.0%
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📊 Primary Polls

RacePollsterDateSampleResults
Senate · Democratic primary RedBox Research 2026-09-13 1099 RV Chris Coons 64% · Jeff Appelhans 6% · Mary Louve 4% · Eric Hansen 2% · Unsure 17%

Primary polls are shown here only — they never enter the general-election averages. Pollster names link to track records.