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19938

Who is on the ballot in 19938?

Kent County, DE

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

8 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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U.S. House, Delaware District AL
2 candidates
Federal ▾
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Sarah McBride
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Sarah McBride is Delaware's incumbent at-large U.S. representative, first elected in 2024, and a former state senator, per her official House biography. She faces no Democratic primary opponent.
Top Priorities
  • An economy that works for working families
  • Expand healthcare access
  • Criminal-justice reform and voting access
Per the campaign site.
Key voting record
Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
Voted no on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Opposed
Voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Opposed
Campaign siteFull profile
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Joseph Arminio
REP
Biography
Arminio has held positions with the Department of Defense, the American Enterprise Institute and High Frontier, and chaired the National Coalition for Defense from 1996 to 2000, per the campaign site. He has taught history, world politics, American government and debate at American University and Lincoln University, and founded the Statesman Debate Institute, per the campaign site. He is the author of seven books on American policy and history, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • An "American Prosperity Plan" for debt and the economy
  • Avoiding prolonged foreign wars
  • Education reform and immigration enforcement
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
U.S. Senate
2 candidates
Federal ▾
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Chris Coons
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Chris Coons is Delaware's incumbent U.S. senator, first elected in a 2010 special election and seeking a fourth term. A Yale Law School graduate, he previously served as New Castle County Council president and county executive, per WHYY's 2026 primary voter guide.
Top Priorities
  • Raise wages and expand economic opportunity
  • Strengthen national security
  • Root out corruption in government
Per the campaign site.
Key voting record
Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the Senate 50-50 in July 2025. Opposed
Voted no on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the Senate 64-35 in January 2025. Opposed
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the Senate 77-20 in October 2025. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
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Michael Katz
REP
Biography
Michael "Dr. Mike" Katz is a pediatric critical-care anesthesiologist, commercial real-estate agent and business owner who served in the Delaware State Senate from 2009 to 2013, per WHYY's 2026 Republican primary guide. He holds M.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Georgetown and won the Delaware Republican Party's 2026 convention endorsement.
Top Priorities
  • Lower the cost of living
  • Improve healthcare access
  • Fiscal responsibility and border security
Per the campaign site.
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Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Kathy Jennings
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Kathy Jennings is running for reelection as Delaware Attorney General. She graduated from the University of Delaware and Villanova University Law School before joining the Delaware Department of Justice, later serving as State Prosecutor and Chief Deputy Attorney General, per her campaign site. She was Chief Administrative Officer of New Castle County from 2017, managing more than 1,500 employees, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Public safety and reducing violent crime
  • A fair and equal justice system
  • Combating the opioid epidemic
Per the Delaware Department of Justice.
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David C. Graham
REP
Biography
David C. Graham is a U.S. Army and Delaware National Guard veteran and retired certified public accountant with two decades in state government and public finance, per Delaware LIVE. He sought the 2020 Republican nomination for governor and was nominated for attorney general by the state party in August 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 12, 2026.
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Treasurer
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Ted Lauzen
DEM
Biography
Ted Lauzen is an investment manager and co-founder of Grey Fox Wealth Advisors, a Marine Corps combat veteran, and treasurer of the Delaware YMCA board, per his campaign site. The treasurer's office is open: incumbent Colleen Davis is not on the certified candidate lists.
Top Priorities
  • Cutting hidden fees in state funds
  • Careful stewardship of state investments
  • Service on the Board of Pardons
Per the campaign site.
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Michael Ramone
REP
Biography
Michael Ramone is a small-business owner who served in the Delaware House from 2008 to 2024, including as House minority leader, and was the 2024 Republican nominee for governor, per WDEL's coverage of his campaign announcement. No campaign website was found as of September 12, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Transparency in the treasurer's office
  • Fiscal accountability
  • An independent voice in state finance
Per the announcement coverage.
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Auditor
3 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Lydia York
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
York is running for re-election as Delaware State Auditor; the campaign site describes her as a Delaware attorney and CPA with decades of experience, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • School-spending audits
  • Rooting out waste, fraud and abuse
  • Publishing more audit reports
Per the campaign site.
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April Callaway
REP
Biography
April Callaway is the Republican candidate for Delaware auditor of accounts, nominated by the state party in August 2026, per the Delaware Department of Elections certified filing list. No campaign site or verifiable biography could be found from an official source, so this profile is deliberately short. No campaign website was found as of September 12, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Following up on audit findings
  • Periodic outside review of the Auditor's own office
  • Combining technology with human review in audits
Per the WHYY.
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Austin Cassidy
Biography
Cassidy works as a market analyst serving small business owners and was elected to a four-year term as a Conservation District Supervisor, where he later served as Treasurer and Chairman; he also serves as Treasurer of a Pennsylvania nonprofit and as Building and Community Manager at The Church of the Holy City in Wilmington, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Making the Auditor's office independent of the political parties it oversees, per Independent Party of Delaware
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Countywide races in Kent County

ZIP 19938 sits in Kent County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Kent County races (16).

Kent County Recorder of Deeds
2 candidates
County ▾
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Eugenia Thornton
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Eugenia Thornton has been Kent County Recorder of Deeds since January 2023, per the county's official elected-officials page. A retired U.S. Army colonel with 27 years of service in personnel and public affairs, she served 13 years on the Kent County Regional Planning Commission and holds a master's in public administration.
Top Priorities
  • Free property-fraud alerts, with more than 4,000 registrations
  • Transfer-on-Death deeds and expanded online access
  • Holding recording fees flat
Per the campaign site.
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Ramona Bracy
DEM
Biography
Ramona Bracy describes herself as a lifelong public servant focused on government systems, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Access, accuracy and accountability in county records
  • Modernization and timely recording
  • Record preservation
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Incumbent Republican Eugenia Thornton and Democrat Ramona Bracy meet on the November 3 ballot; neither faces a September primary. Candidates are from the Delaware Department of Elections certified filing lists.
Kent County Sheriff
1 candidate
County ▾
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Norman R. Barlow
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Norman R. Barlow is the incumbent Kent County Sheriff, per the county's official elected-officials page. He is a retired Harrington police chief who served from 2009 to 2021 and later worked as Harrington city manager. No campaign website was found as of September 12, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Incumbent Norman R. Barlow is the only candidate who filed; unopposed candidates appear on Delaware's November 3 ballot.
Kent County Levy Court Commissioner At-Large
2 candidates
County ▾
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Terry L. Pepper
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Terry Pepper is the sitting Kent County Levy Court Commissioner At-Large, per the Levy Court's official elected officials page. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Full profile
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Frank E. Coleman
REP
Biography
Frank E. Coleman is the Republican candidate for Kent County Levy Court Commissioner At-Large, per the Delaware Department of Elections certified filing list. No campaign site or verifiable biography could be found from an official source, so this profile is deliberately short. No campaign website was found as of September 12, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Incumbent Democrat Terry L. Pepper and Republican Frank E. Coleman meet on the November 3 ballot; Lance Moffa has filed as a declared no-party write-in candidate, per the Delaware Department of Elections write-in list.
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