2026 United States Senate election in Delaware

2026 United States Senate election in Delaware

November 3, 2026
 
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

Declared

  • Christopher Beardsley, former federal employee[3]

Filed paperwork

Endorsements

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. ^ Phillips, Mike (December 2, 2025). "Beardsley to challenge Coons in Democratic primary". WDEL. Retrieved December 2, 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.

Official campaign websites