DELAWARE

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ELECTION CALENDAR: State Party Nominating Conventions: May 2024 Filing Deadline (D/R): July 9, 2024 Filing Deadline (Independents): July 15, 2024 Filing Deadline (Third Parties): August 1, 2024 Filing Deadline (Write-In): October 2024 State Primary: September 10, 2024

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on September 11, 2024

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ John Carney (D)* - Term Limited & Candidate for Wilmington Mayor in 2024. ]
Matt Meyer (D) - New Castle County Executive
Mike Ramone (R) - State House Minority Leader & Businessman

Next State Gubernatorial Elections in 2024.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ Bethany Hall-Long (D)* - Lost Primary for Governor in 2024. ]
Kyle Evans-Gay (D) - State Sen. & Attorney
Ruth Briggs King (R) - Ex-State Rep. & Nonprofit Consultant

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
Trinidad Navarro (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ralph Taylor (R) - Ex-Dover City Councilman, Pest Control Contractor & Retired Police Officer

2026 Elections:

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Kathy Jennings (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Colleen Davis (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Lydia York (D)* - (Campaign Site)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Tom Carper (D)* - Retiring in 2024. ]
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) - Congresswoman, Ex-Metro Wilmington CEO & Ex-Labor Secretary
Eric Hansen (R) - Corporate Executive
Mike Katz (IP) - Ex-State Sen., Physician, Ex-Democrat & '20 Pres Candidate

Chris Coons (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2026.

U.S. CONGRESS:

At Large:
[ Lisa Blunt Rochester (D)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2024. ]
Sarah McBride (D) - State Sen., Ex-Obama White House Aide & LGBT Rights Activist
John Whalen (R) - Retired Building Contractor & Retired Police Officer

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Delaware (C)
Delaware Democratic Party (D)
Green Party of Delaware (G)
Independent Party of Delaware (IP)
Libertarian Party of Delaware (L)
Non-Partisan Delaware Party (N)
Delaware Republican Party (R)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Department of Elections

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

PRINT MEDIA:
Bay to Bay News
Bethany Beach Coastal Point
Cape Gazette
Delaware Business Now
Delaware State News
DelmarvaNow.com
First State Update
Hoy en Delaware (Spanish)
Newark Post
Spotlight Delaware
Wilmington News-Journal / Delaware Online

BROADCAST MEDIA:
WBOC TV-16 (CBS - Delmarva)
WHYY TV-12 & Radio (PBS - Wilmington)
WMDT TV-47 (ABC - Delmarva)
WRDE TV-26 (NBC - Delmarva)
WDDE Delaware Public Media (PBS / NPR)
WDEL Radio (Wilmington)
WDOV Radio (Dover)
WGMD Radio (Rehoboth Beach)
WILM Radio (Wilmington)