2024 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

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2024 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware's at-large district
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  2022 November 5, 20242026 
 
Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent U.S. Representative

Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democratic



The 2024 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives to represent the state of Delaware from its at-large congressional district . The election will coincide with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the U.S. House, elections to the United States Senate, and various other state and local elections.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic representative Lisa Blunt Rochester was first elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2022 with 55.5% of the vote. [1] Blunt Rochester will not seek re-election, as she announced she is running for the U.S. Senate in 2024. [2]

Democratic primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Sarah McBride
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
  • 7 state senators [14]
  • 14 state representatives [14]
Local officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Eugene Young
US Senators
Statewide officials
Organizations
Colleen Davis (withdrawn)
Organizations
Local officials

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Colleen Davis (D)$162,553$150,465$12,088
Sarah McBride (D)$1,867,314$612,290$1,255,024
Eugene Young (D)$401,188$158,019$243,169
Source: Federal Election Commission [34]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
Colleen
Davis
Sarah
McBride
Eugene
Young
OtherUndecided
Slingshot Strategies [upper-alpha 1] October 7–14, 2023600 (RV)± 3.9%6%22%4%68%
Change Research [upper-alpha 2] September 7–12, 2023531 (LV)12%44%23%2% [lower-alpha 2] 18%

Republican primary

Declared

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [37] Solid DJuly 28, 2023
Inside Elections [38] Solid DJuly 28, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball [39] Safe DJune 8, 2023
Elections Daily [40] Safe DJune 8, 2023
CNalysis [41] Solid DNovember 16, 2023

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. "Would not vote" with 2%
Partisan clients
  1. The poll was commissioned by Citizens for Judicial Fairness.
  2. The poll was commissioned by the Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PAC.

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