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Delaware Senate

📅 General: November 3, 2026 · Primary: September 15, 2026
Last updated: Sep 03, 2026 09:35 PM
Poll Leader
No polls
0 candidates polled
Total Money in Race
$4.1M
Combined fundraising
Outside Spending
$12K
Independent expenditures
Corporate Influence
$58K
8 lobbying clients
🧠 Race Intelligence
Toss-Up
Signal Alignment INSUFFICIENT DATA at 0%
Data Signals
🏛️ Super PAC Activity in This Race
Committee
Direction
Amount
🏛️ Corporate Influence Pipeline
Companies spending $87.7M lobbying Congress are simultaneously directing $58K in campaign spending in this race.
8
Corporate Clients
$87.7M
Lobbying Spend
$58K
Campaign Spending
65
Lobbyists
Lobbying Issues Connected to This Race
🏥 Healthcare & Pharma 💰 Finance & Banking 🛡️ Defense & Security 🤖 Tech & AI
Company Lobbying $ Campaign $ Candidate
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS 💰 🏥 🛡️
$86.0M
$12K
COONS
SIERRA CLUB 🏭 🏥 🤖
$650K
$10
COONS
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS 💰 🏥
$396K
$12K
COONS
NATIONAL CLUB ASSOCIATION 🏥
$260K
$10
COONS
ATI, INC.
$230K
$12K
COONS
THE AMERICAN CLUB 💰 🏥
$180K
$10
COONS
ACT INC 🛡️
$10K
$12K
COONS
AC, INC.
$0
$12K
COONS
Source: Senate LDA filings + FEC data via Hammerhead Intelligence. Lobbying $ = annual reported federal lobbying expenditures (company-wide). Campaign $ = IE spending directed at candidates in this specific race.
🏢 Donor Employer Groups — FEC Schedule A
Individual contributions aggregated by employer. Contributions are from employees, not the companies themselves.
COONS (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (9 also lobby Congress)
YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR
$88K (39)
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
$50K (23)
LOCKHEED MARTIN LOBBY+DONATE
$32K (31)
BLACKSTONE
$26K (9)
CAPITAL GROUP
$24K (9)
LEIDOS LOBBY+DONATE
$20K (34)
CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES
$18K (7)
K&L GATES
$17K (13)
GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER
$16K (8)
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK
$15K (20)
Source: FEC Schedule A (2026 cycle) via Hammerhead Intelligence
Federal Spending Context (statewide)
Federal awards flowing into this jurisdiction · Source: USAspending.gov
$5.3B
Total Awards
13%
Defense ($32.0M)
961,939
Population
Top Industries & Recipients ▾
Commercial and Institutional B · $59.0M Other Computer Related Service · $33.0M Other Heavy and Civil Engineer · $29.1M Research and Development in Bi · $26.3M Analytical Laboratory Instrume · $20.7M Nonscheduled Chartered Freight · $17.7M
Recipient Amount
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, DELAWARE DEP
$3.5B
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF DELA
$416.3M
TRANSPORTATION, DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF
$402.5M
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DELAWARE
$395.9M
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
$210.3M
STATE OF DELAWARE, DNREC
$149.9M
DIAMOND STATE PORT
$127.5M
DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL S
$122.8M
Candidate Comparison
Candidate
RCP Avg
Raised
COH
Sm $
Burn
IE For
IE Agst
Coons (D)
$3.9M
$4.7M
3%
36%
$12K
Shulli (R)
$105K
$46K
24%
56%
Katz (R)
$70K
$38K
20%
46%
Financial Breakdown
Coons (D)
Total Raised
$3,940,137
Cash on Hand
$4,705,684
Disbursements
$1,419,652
Individual Contributions
$1,867,964
PAC Contributions
$1,310,377
Small Dollar %
2.8%
Burn Rate
36.0%
Net IE Advantage
+$12K
Shulli (R)
Total Raised
$105,295
Cash on Hand
$46,113
Disbursements
$59,183
Individual Contributions
$5,295
PAC Contributions
$0
Small Dollar %
24.1%
Burn Rate
56.2%
Net IE Advantage
$0
Katz (R)
Total Raised
$70,152
Cash on Hand
$38,004
Disbursements
$32,148
Individual Contributions
$15,592
PAC Contributions
$300
Small Dollar %
20.4%
Burn Rate
45.8%
Net IE Advantage
$0