DE · How to vote
How to vote in Delaware · 2026
Voter ID rules, vote-by-mail policy, registration deadlines, and polling place lookup for Delaware residents — verify the specifics with the Delaware Secretary of State at the link.
1Official source of record
Delaware Department of Elections
3Federal candidate finance · 2026 cycle
Money in the Delaware federal races
Top-fundraising candidate per race, sourced live from the FEC OpenFEC API. Click through to fec.gov for full disclosures.
U.S. HOUSE
1FEC OpenFEC API2026-05-03
2District map · TIGER/Line 2025 boundaries
Every district in Delaware, on one map
Click any congressional, state senate, or state house polygon for the sitting member and a brief description. Toggle layers below the map to see overlapping legislative geography. Source polygons: US Census TIGER/Line 2025.
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true polygons · 2025 vintage · click a district for details1US Census TIGER/Line 20252026-05-03
3Current officeholders
Who represents Delaware now
Sitting federal members and the governor. Names from Congress.gov (refreshed weekly) and hand-verified state data.
GOVERNOR
Matt Meyer (Democratic)
U.S. SENATE
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs+1
Commerce, Science, and Transportation+2
Environment and Public Works+1
RANKING MEMBERHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Appropriations+4
VICE CHAIRMANEthics
Foreign Relations+1
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
the Judiciary+1
1Congress.gov API v32026-05-03
3State legislature
Delaware legislators
State senators and representatives by district. Names from OpenStates, refreshed weekly. Multi-member districts (e.g. WV, NH, MD, VT, NJ) list all sitting members under the same district.
STATE SENATE · 21 members · 21 districts
D2Darius Brown (D)↗
D3Tizzy Lockman (D)↗
D5Ray Seigfried (D)↗
D6Russ Huxtable (D)↗
D8Dave Sokola (D)↗
D9Jack Walsh (D)↗
D12Nicole Poore (D)↗
D14Kyra Hoffner (D)↗
D15Dave Lawson (R)↗
D16Eric Buckson (R)↗
D17Trey Paradee (D)↗
D18Dave Wilson (R)↗
STATE HOUSE · 41 members · 41 districts
D3Josue Ortega (D)↗
D4Jeff Hilovsky (R)↗
D7Larry Lambert (D)↗
D9Kevin Hensley (R)↗
D16Frank Cooke (D)↗
D19Kim Williams (D)↗
D20Alonna Berry (D)↗
D21Frank Burns (D)↗
D22Mike Smith (R)↗
D23Mara Gorman (D)↗
D24Ed Osienski (D)↗
D25Cyndie Romer (D)↗
D28Bill Carson (D)↗
D32Kerri Harris (D)↗
D36Bryan Shupe (R)↗
D39Danny Short (R)↗
D41Rich Collins (R)↗
Source: openstates.org
3At-a-glance rules
ID requestedNo-excuse absenteeOnline voter registrationAutomatic voter registration
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Delaware does not require photo ID. Accepted ID: driver's license, utility bill, paycheck, or any government document with name and address.
VOTE BY MAIL
Any registered voter may vote by mail. No excuse required.
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Local elections in Delaware are administered by your County Clerk / Election Office. For ballot or registration help, contact your county clerk or election office.
Official action — DE
The state’s own tools, with links to verify.
Each card below routes to the official Delaware system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.
Statewide→
Check my registration
Single-stop iVote portal. Name + DOB + county.
Statewide→
Register / update online
DE DL or state ID required. Auto-reg via DMV (NVRA expanded 2017 SB 5).
Statewide→
Find my polling place
Statewide→
Preview my ballot
Per-voter sample ballot returned by iVote.
Statewide→
Request a mail ballot
DE moved to no-excuse absentee in 2010; 2022 VBM expansion struck down by DE S.Ct. Feb 2023, so request still requires excuse via dropdown selection.
Statewide→
Track my mail ballot
Status surfaces in iVote.
Statewide→
See who's on the ballot
Per-cycle list of filed candidates. State + county candidates listed centrally (no separate county elections beyond row offices). (Old `/candidate/index.shtml` slug retired; site moved to `/candidates/`.)
Not available
Statewide ballot measures
DE constitution amended by two consecutive legislative sessions, no voter referral. NO statewide ballot measures appear on the ballot.
Statewide→
Live + past results
Per-election archive. Live-night results via per-cycle pages.
Statewide→
Election calendar
Primary 2026-09-15, general 2026-11-03. (Old `/voter/2026electioncal.shtml` slug 404'd post-2026 site rebuild; calendars now live under `/public/calendar/`.)
1UOCAVA · military & overseas voters
Federal deadlines for Delaware
Active-duty service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas have separate deadlines under UOCAVA. Sourced live from the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program.
2026-09-15Ballot Request — State PrimaryRequest Mail Ballot: Received by
2026-09-15Ballot Request — State PrimaryRequest Email/Online or Fax Ballot: Received by
2026-09-15Ballot Return — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-09-15Registration — State PrimaryBy Email or Fax: Received by
2026-09-15Registration — State PrimaryBy Mail: Postmarked by
2026-11-03Ballot Request — General ElectionRequest Mail Ballot: Received by
2026-11-03Ballot Request — General ElectionRequest Email/Online or Fax Ballot: Received by
2026-11-03Ballot Return — General ElectionReceived by
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