Delaware 2026 elections
Delaware, whose 1787 ratification of the Constitution made it the first state, elects a US senator and its single at-large House member in the November 2026 midterms.
xrmap flag collection, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons- Capital
- Dover
- Largest city
- Wilmington
- Population
- 1.06M (2025 estimate)
- Statehood
- 1st state (December 7, 1787)
Current officeholders
House
| Contest | Leader | Rating | TruthIndex™ | Polymarket | Kalshi | Spread | 24h | 7 days | Volume | Trend | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE-AL House DDemocratic Party |
DDemocratic Party | Safe D | 98.5% | 98.1% | 98.6% | 0.7 pts | 0.0 | −0.3 | 50.4K |
Political landscape in Delaware
Overview
Delaware occupies the northeastern part of the Delmarva Peninsula on the Mid-Atlantic coast, bordered by Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Only one state is smaller, and it ranks sixth-least populous while placing sixth for population density. Wilmington is the largest city, and Dover, the second largest, is the capital. The state has just three counties: New Castle in the north, which is urbanized and tied to the Philadelphia metropolitan area, and Kent and Sussex to the south, which have long been agricultural. Dutch traders made the first European settlement in 1631, and Delaware later took part in the American Revolution as one of the Thirteen Colonies. On December 7, 1787, it became the first state to approve the US Constitution, earning the nickname "The First State". More than half of New York Stock Exchange-listed corporations are incorporated there.
Officeholders
As of October 2026, the governor is Matt Meyer, a Democrat, and both US senators, Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester, are Democrats as well.
2026 elections
On November 3, 2026, Delaware voters will choose a US senator in the state's Senate race and fill the at-large seat in the US House.