2026 United States Senate election in Delaware

For related races, see 2026 United States Senate elections.

Not to be confused with 2026 Delaware Senate election.

2026 United States Senate election in Delaware

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Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent U.S. senator Chris Coons Democratic

The 2026 United States Senate election in Delaware will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Delaware. Two-term Democrat Chris Coons was re-elected in 2020 with 59.4% of the vote, and has signalled that he will run for re-election. ^[1] The primary elections will take place on September 15, 2026. ^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Christopher Beardsley ^[3]
• Chris Coons, incumbent senator ^[4]

Endorsements

Chris Coons

Organizations

• Population Connection ^[5]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[6]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[7]
• 314 Action ^[8]
• Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs ^[9]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Chris Coons (D)	$4,714,517	$3,038,679	$3,516,352
Source: Federal Election Commission [10]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections [11]	Solid D	February 20, 2025
The Cook Political Report [12]	Solid D	October 14, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [13]	Solid D	March 12, 2025
Race To The WH [14]	Solid D	May 5, 2025

References

1. "Delaware 2020 Senate election results". www.cnn.com. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
2. "2026 State Primary Election Dates". NCSL. May 9, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
3. "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1926720". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
4. "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1723359". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
5. "2026 Endorsements". Population Connection Action Fund. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
6. "2025-2026 Endorsements". League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
7. "Jewish Dems Endorsed Candidates". Jewish Democratic Council of America. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
8. "US Senate, Governors & Statewides". 3.14 Action. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
9. "CANDIDATES". JAC. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
10. "2026 Election United States Senate - Delaware". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved July 19, 2025.
11. Gonzales, Nathan L. "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
12. "2026 CPR Senate Race ratings". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
13. "2026 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on February 15, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
14. "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Chris Coons (D) for Senate