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Delaware · Midterm elections · 3 November 2026
Who paid to reach Delaware voters
The Democratic side outspent the Republican side in Delaware, $347.4K to $116.5K. The costliest race: House, at-large, at $237.6K. Republicans was the most-attacked name in the state.
Ads delivered from 4 May 2026 to 4 November 2026 · Results: unofficial count as of 6 November 2026
The races
Each race links to its candidates’ pages, with the unofficial count above its spend. Spend counts every ad about the race, the candidates’ own and outside groups’.
Democratic sideRepublican sideNo side (white figures)
U.S. Senate
Coons vs Katz
$38.9K · 88 ads · 10 pages
- Christopher Coons$10.6K own
- Michael Katz$8.2K own
- Outside groups and others$20K
Largest pages
- Chris Coons$10.6K
- Dr. Mike Katz for US Senate - Delaware$9.2K
- John Shulli$8.2K
Other statewide offices
$70.3K · 66 ads · 9 pages
Largest pages
State legislature
$181K · 700 ads · 72 pages
Largest pages
Ballot measures
$2.2K · 4 ads · 2 pages
Largest pages
Local races
$21.4K · 170 ads · 26 pages
Largest pages
U.S. House, district by district
One district with ads. A district is placed only when the ad names it, or the candidate’s FEC record does.
| District | Candidates with ads | Result | Largest page | Ads | Spend | Side |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At-large | Sarah McBride, Joseph Arminio | Sarah McBride D 64.3% | Sarah McBride | 1,907 | $237.6K |
Who paid
The pages that spent the most on Delaware’s races; spend here is what each page spent in this state.
| # | Advertiser | Side | Race | Ads | Spend | Attack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah McBridePaid for by McBride for Delaware, Inc | Dem. | House, at-large | 1,895 | $178.3K | 60% |
| 2 | Security is Strength PACPaid for by SECURITY IS STRENGTH PAC | Rep. | House, at-large | 1 | $55K | |
| 3 | Delaware Senate DemocratsPaid for by DSMCCC | Dem. | Legislature | 26 | $32.1K | 0.0% |
| 4 | The Statehouse Fund | Dem. | Other statewide | 2 | $31K | |
| 5 | State + Local Election Alliance | None | Other statewide | 12 | $26.8K | 17% |
| 6 | Delaware House Democratic Campaign Committee | Dem. | Legislature | 62 | $21.8K | |
| 7 | South New Castle NewsPaid for by Metric Media LLC | Rep. | Legislature | 35 | $16K | 51% |
| 8 | North New Castle NewsPaid for by Metric Media LLC | Rep. | Legislature | 29 | $12.4K | 38% |
| 9 | Chris CoonsPaid for by CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE | Dem. | Senate | 4 | $10.6K | |
| 10 | Dr. Rob Bahnsen for State RepresentativePaid for by Robert Bahnsen for Delaware | None | Legislature | 40 | $9.5K | 55% |
| 11 | Dr. Mike Katz for US Senate - DelawarePaid for by DR. MIKE KATZ FOR U.S. SENATE | Rep. | Senate | 28 | $9.2K | 29% |
| 12 | John ShulliPaid for by SHULLI FOR SENATE | Rep. | Senate | 26 | $8.2K | 28% |
| 13 | Delaware CAN Action FundPaid for by DelawareCAN Action Fund PAC (Third Party Advertiser) | Dem. | Other statewide | 8 | $8.1K | 0.0% |
| 14 | Dan Cruce for State Senate | Dem. | Legislature | 62 | $7.8K | 0.0% |
| 15 | Friends of Mark Pugh for Senate | None | Legislature | 34 | $7.1K | 42% |
| 16 | Working Families PartyPaid for by the Working Families Party PAC. Learn more about the Working Families Party PAC at elections.delaware.gov. | Dem. | Legislature | 28 | $6.6K | 36% |
| 17 | Save Our Sussex PAC | None | Local | 62 | $6.6K | 61% |
| 18 | Krista Griffith For DelawarePaid for by Krista Griffith for Delaware | Dem. | Legislature | 12 | $5.2K | 8.3% |
| 19 | Spiros for the 7thPaid for by Spiros Mantzavinos for the 7th | Dem. | Legislature | 34 | $5.2K | 0.0% |
| 20 | Jose A Lopez for SenatePaid for by Friends of Jose Lopez | None | Legislature | 19 | $5.1K | 0.0% |
| 21 | Sussex ReviewPaid for by Metric Media LLC | Dem. | Legislature | 9 | $4.1K | 100% |
| 22 | ACLU of DelawarePaid for by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF DELAWARE, INC. | None | Legislature | 14 | $4K | 14% |
| 23 | Nisha For Senate | None | Senate | 5 | $3.8K | 0.0% |
| 24 | Mr 302 Bryan ShupePaid for by Bryan Shupe Delaware | Rep. | Legislature | 26 | $3.8K | 0.0% |
| 25 | Congresswoman Sarah McBride | Dem. | House, at-large | 1 | $3.7K |
Every page with ads about Delaware, with search and the CSV: the advertisers.
Who was attacked
| Target | Attack spend | Mostly by |
|---|---|---|
| Republicans | $36.6K | Democratic side |
| right-wing mega-donors and MAGA Republicans | $15.7K | Democratic side |
| Donald Trump | $12.5K | Democratic side |
| Republican side | $7.4K | Democratic side |
| Kyra Hoffner | $5.2K | Democratic side |
| Eric Morrison | $4.5K | Republican side |
| National Republicans | $4.4K | Democratic side |
| establishment Democrats in DE | $3.9K | Republican side |
Google and YouTube
Google’s register holds 203 election ads from 37 verified advertisers aimed at Delaware alone since 4 May 2026, worth $364.2–457.5K by Google’s ranges, and 672 more named the state among others. Democratic committees and their allies bought the most.
203
Google ads aimed at Delaware alone
$364.2–457.5K
spent, by Google’s ranges
37
verified advertisers
100 / 0
% Dem. / Rep. side, of placed Google spend
| Advertiser | Side | Ads | Google spend |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE STATEHOUSE FUND | Dem. | 3 | $65–80K |
| MCBRIDE FOR DELAWARE INC. | Dem. | 11 | $42.8–49.2K |
| Lauzen for Delaware | Dem. | 4 | $37–45K |
| STATE + LOCAL ELECTION ALLIANCE | Dem. | 6 | $30.9–42.6K |
| FIRST STATE FUTURE PAC | Dem. | 28 | $23.1–29.1K |
An ad counts for the state only when its targeting named no other; Google’s state split is cumulative since 2018 and is not used. Spend is a sum of Google’s per-ad ranges; a side comes from the advertiser’s FEC committee, or failing that from a web search of its verified name. No ad text is published, so Google ads are not placed in races.
A state’s page counts ads about its races and measures; the state comes from the ad’s text, page and payer, or the candidate’s FEC record. Ads about no single state are not here. Candidates are those whose FEC committees paid; state and local candidates appear through their pages.