Delaware · State Legislature · 2026
Delaware Legislature candidates
86 candidates in 52 districts on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot. Within each district, candidates are listed A–Z by last name (not ballot order).
Candidate list: Delaware Department of Elections — 2026 General Election candidate list (status "Qualified"), retrieved October 23, 2026.
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Every candidate gets the same fields. Websites are shown only when they load and name the candidate (44 of 86 so far); photos only when freely licensed (5); stated positions only from the candidate’s own website or an official voters’ pamphlet (0). Anything else says “No website found” or “Not yet compiled”. Campaign finance is not compiled; each profile links Delaware’s official campaign-finance search. SaveYourState is not an official source: confirm your ballot with your election office.
State Senate
11 of the 21 Senate seats and all 41 House seats are on the 2026 ballot (per the official list). Withdrawn candidates are not shown.
| District | Seats | Candidates (A–Z by last name) |
|---|---|---|
| Senate District 1 | 1 | Hildi Bachtle (Republican) · Dan Cruce (Democratic, incumbent) · Steven Washington (Independent Party of Delaware) |
| Senate District 5 | 1 | Brent Burdge (Republican) · Carolyn Frank (Independent Party of Delaware) · Shay Frisby (Democratic) |
| Senate District 7 | 1 | Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic, incumbent) · Chris Rowe (Republican) |
| Senate District 8 | 1 | Shane Cavanaugh (Republican) · Mara Gorman (Democratic) |
| Senate District 9 | 1 | Jack Walsh (Democratic, incumbent) |
| Senate District 12 | 1 | Mark Esposito (Republican) · Nicole Poore (Democratic, incumbent) |
| Senate District 13 | 1 | Marie Pinkney (Democratic, incumbent) |
| Senate District 14 | 1 | Kyra L. Hoffner (Democratic, incumbent) · Mark Pugh (Republican) |
| Senate District 15 | 1 | Nisha Lodhavia (Democratic) · Emily A. Thompson (Republican) |
| Senate District 19 | 1 | Brian G. Pettyjohn (Republican, incumbent) |
| Senate District 20 | 1 | Harry S. Gold (Democratic) · Gerald W. Hocker (Republican, incumbent) |