2026 results · Delaware · Delaware at-large District
Sarah McBride, the Democrat, wins re-election in Delaware's at-large House seat
Kamala Harris carried the district by 14.6 points in 2024; this year's count is a 14.1-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah McBrideDemocrat, incumbent | 243,467 | 64.3% | |
| Joseph "dr. Joe" ArminioRepublican | 134,966 | 35.7% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 98% counted.
About 98% of the expected vote counted378,433 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 4:59 PM ESTSource: Delaware Department of Elections
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About the seat
Delaware's at-large House seat takes in all or part of 3 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+14.6 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 14.1 points toward the Democrats, ranks 1 of 1 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+14.6
- 2024 House race, same lines
- D+15.7
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 1 of 1
- New Castle County53%
- Sussex County31%
- Kent County17%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 3 counties compared moved 14.1 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 73% as many votes as in 2024, from 77% in Sussex County to 71% in Kent County.
Sussex County moved most: R+10.8 for president in 2024, D+5.5 this year
The 3 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Sussex County added 22,520 net votes for McBride against the 2024 margin, 68% of the district's change
Across the 3 counties compared, the margin moved by 33,094 votes toward McBride: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Sussex County+22,520 McBride
- Kent County+8,469 McBride
- New Castle County+2,105 McBride
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by McBride this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Sussex CountyR+10.8D+5.5
How the vote came in
McBride did best among absentee ballots (D+56.9) and Arminio among machine votes(D+24.1).
- Machine Votes229,640 votes, 61% of the countD+24.1
- Early Voting Votes128,346 votes, 34% of the countD+32.3
- Absentee Votes20,447 votes, 5% of the countD+56.9
The office’s own categories, as it reports them. Margins are within each kind of vote.
Delaware’s ballot
StatewideDemocrats won all 4 of Delaware's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 1–0, now D 1–0
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Delaware Department of Elections. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.