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The 2026 U.S. Senate contest
Christopher A. Coons is running as a Democrat and is identified as the incumbent in Delaware’s 2026 U.S. Senate race. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
The contest has 12 listed candidates: seven Democrats, four Republicans and one independent. Coons is the only candidate identified as an incumbent. No biography, fundraising total, spending total or cash-on-hand figure is on file for any candidate in the race.
Candidates in the race
Each candidate’s party, incumbent status and records for biography and campaign finance are summarized below.
- Jeffery Ryan Appelhans — Democrat. Appelhans is listed as a Democratic candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Christopher Mr. Beardsley — Democrat. Beardsley is listed as a Democratic candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Dexter Bland — Independent. Bland is listed as an independent candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Christopher A. Coons — Democrat. Coons is listed as a Democratic candidate and the incumbent. No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Alec Coppola — Republican. Coppola is listed as a Republican candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- E. No-trump Hansen — Democrat. Hansen is listed as a Democratic candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Eric Hansen — Democrat. Hansen is listed as a Democratic candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Michael S Dr. Katz — Republican. Katz is listed as a Republican candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Mary Louve — Democrat. Louve is listed as a Democratic candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- John Shulli — Republican. Shulli is listed as a Republican candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Gavin Solomon — Republican. Solomon is listed as a Republican candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Travis Stevens — Democrat. Stevens is listed as a Democratic candidate. No biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
Policy positions
There are no documented policy positions on file for Coons or any of the other 11 candidates. That means no candidate in this field has an official position listed here on issues that could come before the U.S. Senate.
The absence of documented positions applies equally to Appelhans, Beardsley, Bland, Coons, Coppola, E. No-trump Hansen, Eric Hansen, Katz, Louve, Shulli, Solomon and Stevens.
What voters should track
The next concrete date listed for the race is the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Before voting, voters can watch for changes to the candidate roster and for official candidate biographies, policy positions and campaign finance figures.
Any later filings could add comparable information about the candidates’ backgrounds, issue positions, funds raised, spending and cash on hand. Until such entries appear, the established distinctions in the field are the candidates’ names, party labels and Coons’ status as the incumbent.
