Chris Coons
DemocraticIncumbent
U.S. Senator from Delaware since 2010; former New Castle County Executive
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U.S. Senate · Nov 3, 2026
Incumbent: Chris Coons, running for re-election.
Democratic Sen. Chris Coons, in office since 2010, is seeking another term against Republican Mike Katz, who won the September 15 primary.
U.S. Senator from Delaware since 2010; former New Castle County Executive
Pediatric critical care anesthesiologist, business owner and former Delaware state senator
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DemocraticChris Coons
Opposes cuts to Medicaid and threats to the Affordable Care Act, and supports protecting Delaware hospitals, reducing emergency room overcrowding and expanding access to new treatments.
RepublicanMike Katz
Would lower drug costs, close gaps in rural care, and shift the health system from treating illness toward preventing it.
DemocraticChris Coons
Supports comprehensive immigration reform and enforcing existing law; introduced legislation to create an oversight body for ICE and to keep ICE officers out of schools, hospitals and other sensitive locations.
RepublicanMike Katz
Supports finishing the border wall, stopping fentanyl at the border, and restoring federal accountability for border enforcement.
DemocraticChris Coons
Supports reforming rental assistance, expanding homeowner incentives and streamlining federal housing programs, and opposes tariffs he says raise the cost of building homes.
RepublicanMike Katz
No published position found.
DemocraticChris Coons
Supports more resources for local law enforcement, stricter gun violence prevention measures, and justice and rehabilitation systems that serve communities.
RepublicanMike Katz
No published position found.
DemocraticChris Coons
Supports continued U.S. support for Ukraine, bipartisan measures to compete with China, and defense investment through his role on the defense appropriations subcommittee.
RepublicanMike Katz
No published position found.
DemocraticChris Coons
Calls climate change a generational threat to low-lying Delaware and supports new clean energy technologies to reduce and eventually replace reliance on fossil fuels.
RepublicanMike Katz
No published position found.
DemocraticChris Coons
Supports judicial ethics reforms, and says he holds senators accountable as vice chair of the Senate Ethics Committee.
RepublicanMike Katz
No published position found.
DemocraticChris Coons
Supports protecting access to reproductive health care.
RepublicanMike Katz
No published position found.
DemocraticChris Coons
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Katz
Would halt wasteful spending, cut federal regulations, keep pro-growth tax policy, bring critical manufacturing back to the U.S., and lower energy and housing costs.
DemocraticChris Coons
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Katz
Supports expanding early childhood education, aligning schooling with workforce needs, and narrowing achievement gaps between ZIP codes.
DemocraticChris Coons
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Katz
Supports passing the SAVE Act, auditing voter rolls, and verifying that every ballot is cast by a citizen.
DemocraticChris Coons
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Katz
Opposes red-flag gun confiscation and federal firearm registries.
DemocraticChris Coons
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Katz
Supports a strong military, a modernized VA, and standing with U.S. allies against adversaries.
DemocraticChris Coons
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Katz
Supports keeping women's sports as a competitive category for biological females under Title IX.