SENATE

Delaware Senate2026

RACE AT A GLANCE

RACE TYPE

Incumbent running

Chris Coons (D)

RACE RATING

Last updated: Feb 11, 2025
Solid D

COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX

Last updated : Apr 27, 2026
D +50
R +50
D +8

Race summary

In a state that voted for Kamala Harris by 15 points last November, Sen. Chris Coons should cruise to a fourth term.

Key Dates

Filing Deadline: Jul 14, 2026

Primary Election: Sep 15, 2026

INCUMBENT

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INCUMBENT

Chris Coons

First Elected: 2010

Last General Election: 59.4%

Last Primary Election: 72.9%

Full Bio:
COONS, Christopher A., a Senator from Delaware; born on September 9, 1963, in Greenwich, Conn.; B.A., Amherst College, 1985; J.D., Yale University Law School, 1992; M.A.R., Yale Divinity School, 1992; worked in the non-profit sector; attorney; served as president of the New Castle County Council 2001-2005; County Executive of New Castle County 2005-2010; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in the November 2, 2010, special election to the term ending January 3, 2015, a seat previously held by appointed Senator Edward E. Kaufman, and took the oath of office on November 15, 2010; reelected in 2014, and again in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027; chair, Select Committee on Ethics (One Hundred Seventeenth and One Hundred Eighteenth Congresses).

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CANDIDATES

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STATE DATA

Delaware

 

Population Breakdown

Source: United States Census

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Past Presidential Results from this State

2024 Election Results

Source: The Cook Political Report

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2020 Election Results

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RACE ANALYSIS

Race Analysis

Updated: Feb 11, 2025

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