2020 United States Senate election in Delaware

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2020 United States Senate election in Delaware
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Nominee TBD TBD
Party Democratic Republican
Incumbent U.S. senator

Chris Coons
Democratic



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The 2020 United States Senate election in Delaware will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Delaware, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

The Democratic and Republican primaries will be held on September 15, 2020. Incumbent Democratic Senator Chris Coons is running for reelection to a second full term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Chris Coons
Federal officals
Organizations
Jessica Scarane
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations
Parties

Polling

Hypothetical head-to-head polling
with Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Lisa
Blunt Rochester 		Chris
Coons 		Undecided
Data for Progress November 15–25, 2019 528 ± 6.1% 31% 35% 34%
with Chris Coons and more liberal female Democrat
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[b] 		Margin
of error 		Chris
Coons 		More liberal
female Democrat 		Undecided
Data for Progress November 15–25, 2019 528 ± 6.1% 24%[c] 45% 31%
32%[d] 36% 32%
32%[e] 36% 33%

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Coons (incumbent)
Democratic Jessica Scarane
Total votes 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James DeMartino
Republican Lauren Witzke
Total votes 100.0%

Other candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

Independent Party of Delaware

Declared

  • Mark Turley, small business owner[41]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[42] Safe D July 23, 2020
Inside Elections[43] Safe D July 10, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44] Safe D August 5, 2020
Daily Kos[45] Safe D July 22, 2020
Politico[46] Likely D July 6, 2020
RCP[47] Safe D August 6, 2020
Niskanen[48] Safe D July 26, 2020
270towin[49] Safe D August 6, 2020

Polling

Results

United States Senate election in Delaware, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic TBA
Republican TBA
Libertarian Nadine Frost
Independent Party Mark Turley
Total votes 100.0%

Notes

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. ^ After being presented with a liberal set of arguments regarding Chris Coons
  4. ^ After being presented with a conservative set of arguments regarding Chris Coons
  5. ^ Voting intention without being presented with any arguments regarding Chris Coons

References

  1. ^ Schor, Elana; Everett, Burgess. "Meet the GOP's favorite Democrat". Politico.
  2. ^ "Chris Coons, U.S. Senator for Delaware". Chris Coons.
  3. ^ "COONS, CHRISTOPHER A. – Candidate overview". FEC.gov.
  4. ^ Dayen, David (November 17, 2019). "Centrist Senator Chris Coons Faces Primary Challenge in Delaware". The American Prospect.
  5. ^ "Jessica Scarane | Democrat for U.S. Senate". Jessica Scarane | Democrat for U.S. Senate.
  6. ^ Rob Petree (November 8, 2018). "Scott Walker thanks Sussex County, announces 2020 run against Coons". Archived from the original on October 5, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  7. ^ "Fmr. House Candidate Scott Walker suspends longshot Democratic presidential campaign, says he's writing book". Delaware 105.9 FM. June 13, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  8. ^ "Austin Auen on Facebook". Retrieved September 8, 2019.[non-primary source needed]
  9. ^ "Scott Walker, Democrat again, to wield his homemade signs against Chris Coons for Senate". Delaware Online. October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  10. ^ https://elections.delaware.gov/services/candidate/prim_fcddt_2020.shtml
  11. ^ "Team Kerri on Facebook".[non-primary source needed]
  12. ^ Schmidt, Sophia. "Kerri Harris reflects on her U.S. Senate run and its impact". delawarepublic.org.
  13. ^ "Endorsed Candidates — 314actionfund". 314 Action. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  14. ^ "Brady Endorses Delaware Sen. Chris Coons for Re-Election". Brady Campaign. February 20, 2020.
  15. ^ Muller, Tiffany (January 21, 2020). "End Citizens United Endorses 39 Candidates 10 Years After Citizens United Decision". End Citizens United.
  16. ^ "Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Senator Chris Coons for U.S. Senate". Everytown. June 30, 2020.
  17. ^ "Giffords Endorses Slate of Senators Running to Bring a Gun Safety Majority to the US Senate". Giffords. May 8, 2020.
  18. ^ Society, Humane. "2020 Endorsements". Humane Society Legislative Fund.
  19. ^ "Meet the 2020 Candidates". Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs.
  20. ^ Connnon, Courtnee (May 27, 2020). "LCV Action Fund Endorses Senator Chris Coons for Re-Election". League of Conservation Voters.
  21. ^ "Six Environmental Champions Win NRDC Action Fund Endorsements". nrdcactionfund.org. May 18, 2020.
  22. ^ "2020 Endorsements". plannedparenthoodaction.org.
  23. ^ "Sierra Club #ClimateVoter Guide: Endorsements". Sierra Club.
  24. ^ "For Delaware, Jess Scarane is the right choice for U.S. senator".
  25. ^ Jess Scarane (July 21, 2020). "Exciting news! Newark City Councilwoman Jen Wallace has endorsed our campaign!". Retrieved July 26, 2020 – via Twitter.
  26. ^ "Leftist Jessica Scarane Aims to Unseat Corporate Democrat Chris Coons - Full Interview".
  27. ^ Ryan Grim [@ryangrim] (November 18, 2019). "If you care about Medicare for All or a Green New Deal, here's the Senate primary that matters" (Tweet). Retrieved November 21, 2019 – via Twitter.
  28. ^ Adam Parkhomenko [@adamparkhomenko] (January 25, 2020). "I've had enough. The Democrat running against Chris Coons is @JessforDelaware. Follow her and pass it on. Also, polling suggests he's probably not going to survive that primary if enough people step up. Pass it on" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  29. ^ "Progressive Candidate Spotlight: Jessica Scarane For Senate (Delaware)". Retrieved December 15, 2019 – via YouTube.
  30. ^ 350 Action [@350action] (February 11, 2020). "And last but never least we have @JessforDelaware Democratic candidate from Delaware running for the Senate" (Tweet). Retrieved February 16, 2020 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  31. ^ "2020 Candidates". APIS Org. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  32. ^ Climate Army [@climate_army] (December 23, 2019). "We're endorsing @jessfordelaware in the upcoming #Delaware Senate 2020 elections, as we release our 2020 endorsements this year!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 22, 2019 – via Twitter.
  33. ^ Public Arts Commission [@pubartscommiss] (December 23, 2019). "public arts commission is very happy to endorse the @JessforDelaware campaign for U.S. Senator from Delaware in the 2020 elections. Jessica is running a campaign with no corporate PAC, pharma and fossil fuel money. Please join us in supporting her campaign for greater democracy!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 23, 2019 – via Twitter.
  34. ^ "Slate | Rose Caucus | Political Movement | Socialist". Rose Caucus.
  35. ^ @udsunrise. "We've just endorsed Jessica Scarane @JessforDelaware for the 2020 US Senate race in Delaware! [...]" (Tweet) – via Twitter. {{Cite tweet}}: Invalid |number= (help)[non-primary source needed]
  36. ^ Jess Scarane for Senate (July 16, 2020). "The @WorkingFamilies party endorsed our campaign! I'm proud to join the slate of WFP-endorsed candidates and fight together to build working class power". Retrieved July 16, 2020 – via Twitter.[non-primary source needed]
  37. ^ "United States Senate election in Delaware, 2020". Ballotpedia.
  38. ^ "Lauren Witzke for U.S. Senate – America First. Conservative. Fighter". Lauren Witzke for U.S. Senate.
  39. ^ "Arlett For Delaware" – via Facebook.[non-primary source needed][permanent dead link]
  40. ^ https://elections.delaware.gov/services/candidate/genl_fcddt_2020.shtml
  41. ^ Mueller, Sarah. "Independent party candidate challenges Sen. Coons in 2020". delawarepublic.org.
  42. ^ "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  43. ^ "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  44. ^ "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  45. ^ "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  46. ^ "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
  47. ^ "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.
  48. ^ "2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections". Niskanen Center. April 28, 2020.
  49. ^ "2020 Senate Map Based on Polls". 270towin.com. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

External links

Official campaign websites
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