Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Delaware's At-Large District

2 candidates on the ballot.1

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Sarah McBride
Democratic · Incumbent
Currently represents Delaware's at-large district in the U.S. House.
Joseph "Dr. Joe" Arminio
Republican · Challenger

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Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Sarah McBrideJoseph "Dr. Joe" Arminio
Party on the ballotDemocratic1Republican1
StatusIncumbent2Challenger
Raised$5,556,755 through October 14, 20263$12,302 through September 30, 20264
Cash on hand$2,326,0393$6,9444
Proof of citizenship to register to voteHer campaign website says she strongly opposes the SAVE America Act, which it says would create unnecessary barriers to voter registration for millions of eligible Americans.5His campaign website says the SAVE America Act is fine as far as it goes but does not go far enough.6
Voting by mailHer campaign website says that in the state Senate she helped pass vote-by-mail, early voting and same-day registration protections.5
Allow mail ballots only for voters with a reason, such as illness, disability or travel
His campaign website says votes should be cast in person on Election Day except in circumstances such as illness or overseas deployment.6
State and local role in immigration enforcementHer campaign website says she helped introduce the PROTECT Immigration Act to end the 287(g) program, under which state and local police partner with ICE.7
Require full cooperation, with penalties for places that limit it
His campaign website says he fully agrees with ending sanctuary cities and enacting serious penalties for public officials who block the removal of noncitizens who have committed crimes.8

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Sarah McBride — 34 issues
  • Abortion law
    Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored the Women's Health Protection Act to write the protections of Roe v. Wade into federal law.9
  • Birth control and IVF
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored the Right to IVF Act to protect access to fertility treatment and require insurance coverage for it.9
  • Who sets abortion law
    A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
    Her campaign website says the Women's Health Protection Act would establish a nationwide legal right to provide and receive abortion care, and that she supports protecting travel across state lines for abortion care.9
  • Farm payments and crop insurance
    Expand price supports, crop insurance or emergency aid
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored the Farm and Family Relief Act to reverse cuts to agriculture in the 2025 budget law and provide emergency relief for farmers.10
  • Voting Rights Act protections
    Restore and widen protections by law, such as federal approval of voting changes in places with a history of discrimination (for example, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act)
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.5
  • Marijuana laws
    Make it legal for adults to buy and use
    Her campaign website says she will push to legalize marijuana and expunge convictions.11
  • Qualified immunity for police
    End qualified immunity for police officers
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which it says would eliminate qualified immunity for law enforcement.11
  • Collective bargaining for public employees
    Her campaign website says she will use her vote to push back on the administration's actions against public sector unions.12
  • Federal minimum wage
    Raise to $15 or more
    Her campaign website calls for raising the federal minimum wage to at least $15 an hour and tying it to inflation.12
  • Tariffs
    Lower or remove most tariffs
    Her campaign website says she opposes the administration's across-the-board tariffs, which it says raise prices on groceries and household goods.13
  • Union organizing rules
    Make it easier to form a union (for example, the PRO Act)
    Her campaign website says she was an original cosponsor of the PRO Act.12
  • Who sets tariffs
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored the Prevent Tariff Abuse Act, which would require congressional approval before a president imposes tariffs under a national emergency.13
  • US Department of Education
    Keep the department and its programs, or expand it
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored the Department of Education Protection Act to keep federal funds from being used to dismantle the department.14
  • Campaign finance rules
    Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored the DISCLOSE Act and supports a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.5
  • Clean energy tax credits
    Restore the credits the 2025 law ended or cut back
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored the Energy Bills Relief Act, which would restore clean energy tax credits, expand energy assistance and speed permitting for energy projects.15
  • Oil and gas drilling on federal land and offshore
    Continue leasing, but keep some coastlines and wildlife areas off-limits
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored the Defend Our Coast Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in the mid-Atlantic.15
  • Child care costs
    Make child care free, or cap what families pay at a set share of income (such as 7%), paid for with new public funding
    Her campaign website says she backs bills to provide universal, affordable child care that would cap costs so many families pay no more than $10 a day.16
  • Child tax credit
    Make it larger and give the full amount to families with little or no earnings
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored the American Family Act to permanently enlarge the Child Tax Credit, make it fully available to low-income families and pay it monthly.16
  • Food assistance (SNAP)
    Undo the 2025 changes or expand benefits and eligibility
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored legislation to reverse the SNAP cuts in the 2025 budget law.13
  • Paid family and medical leave
    Create a national paid leave program for all workers
    Her campaign website says she is building support for the FAMILY Act to create a permanent national paid family and medical leave program.16,17
  • AR-15-style rifles
    Ban the sale of these rifles
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored the Assault Weapons Ban Act and helped ban assault weapons in Delaware.18
  • Background checks for gun sales
    Require checks for all gun sales, including private sales (with exceptions such as gifts between family members)
    Her campaign website says she backs the Bipartisan Background Checks Act to expand background checks to nearly all gun sales.18
  • ACA premium tax credits
    Bring back the larger credits permanently
    Her campaign website says the same bill would permanently extend the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were allowed to expire.17,19
  • Federal Medicaid funding
    Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act to reverse the Medicaid and health care cuts in the 2025 budget law.17,19
  • Health insurance system
    Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
    Her campaign website says health care is a human right, that she supports moving toward universal coverage, and that she supports Medicare for all who want it and lowering the Medicare eligibility age.17,19
  • Zoning and new housing
    Her campaign website says she wants to increase the supply of housing and backed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which it says became law, to help communities build more homes.13
  • Immigration enforcement inside the country
    Her campaign website opposes the administration's mass deportation agenda and says she cosponsored the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act to bar immigration enforcement at schools, hospitals, places of worship and courthouses.7
  • Legal status for immigrants here without permission, including Dreamers
    Her campaign website says she supports a pathway to legal status for long-standing community members and cosponsored the Dream and Promise Act to give Dreamers and people with TPS or DED a path to permanent residence.7
  • Medicare coverage of new tests and services
    Add more services by law, such as permanent telehealth from home and testing and treatment by pharmacists
    Her campaign website says she supported the CONNECT for Health Act to permanently expand telehealth.19
  • Medicare dental, vision and hearing coverage
    Add dental, vision and hearing coverage to traditional Medicare
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored the Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act to add those benefits to Medicare.19
  • Federal income tax rates
    Her campaign website says she supports tax relief for working- and middle-class families rather than billionaires, and that she opposed the 2025 budget law in part because of its tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans.13
  • Taxes on very large fortunes
    A minimum tax on the very wealthy that counts unsold gains as income
    Her campaign website says she backs the Billionaires Income Tax Act, which would require billionaires to pay taxes on the growth of their publicly traded assets.13
  • Rules for artificial intelligence
    Set rules for specific risks and uses, such as deepfakes, hiring decisions and safety disclosures
    Her campaign website says AI must not go unregulated, calls for laws protecting the economy, privacy, health, democracy and national security, and says she introduced the READ AI Models Act to create a standard information label for AI models.20
  • Veterans' disability and survivor benefits
    Expand benefits for some groups, such as combat-injured retirees with under 20 years of service and surviving spouses who remarry
    Her campaign website says she backs the Major Richard Star Act so combat-injured veterans can receive full retirement pay and disability compensation, and cosponsored the Love Lives On Act so surviving spouses keep survivor benefits if they remarry.21
Joseph "Dr. Joe" Arminio — 7 issues
  • Federal Reserve independence
    His campaign website blames Wall Street and the Federal Reserve for the buildup of private debt and criticizes the Federal Reserve independence adopted in 1951 at Wall Street's urging.22
  • Voter ID
    Require a government-issued photo ID, with free IDs for people who need one
    His campaign website says physical documentation, including photo ID, should be required to vote and that ballots should be on paper.6
  • Aid to Ukraine
    His campaign website calls U.S. involvement regarding Ukraine a catastrophic entanglement and says that, as part of a broader peace bargain, wooing Russia toward the West requires forcing Ukraine to make major concessions to Russia, while Russia must give up the goal of conquering the core of Ukraine.23,24
  • Iran's nuclear program and sanctions
    His campaign website says he has publicly opposed the Iran war and wants it ended now, and that Iran's Revolutionary Guard should be militarily contained and targeted with sanctions if it will not cooperate, without sanctioning Iran as a whole.24,25
  • Military aid to Israel
    His campaign website says the United States should require Israel to implement a two-state solution on a relatively short timetable, alongside a regional air defense system with Israel and Sunni Arab states.24,25
  • US role in NATO
    His campaign website says NATO should agree to stop expanding east of Poland.24
  • Highway and transit funding
    His campaign website proposes an American Infrastructure Bank that would lend $5 trillion for infrastructure and affordable housing without new taxes or new borrowing.26

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.