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2026 Delaware Senate Election

Solid D
Chris Coons (D) incumbent

About this race

Chris Coons, a Democrat, currently holds this Senate seat and is running for re-election. It’s considered a safe Democratic seat. Chris Coons, a Democrat, has taken $477,235 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Michael Katz, a Republican, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.

Key issues in Delaware

Major issues facing Delaware, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Chris Coons Democrat Nominee

AIPAC-linked $477,235FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2026 cycle. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
2026 fundraising (FEC)$4,837,552 raised · $2,006,528 spent · $5,016,224 cash on hand through Sep 30, 2026
Focus: Opportunity, security, justice

Michael Katz Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$176,647 raised · $159,972 spent · $16,675 cash on hand through Sep 30, 2026
Focus: Lowering costs, healthcare reform, small business relief, cutting federal spending

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Sep 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Chris Coons DMichael Katz R
Raised$4.8M$177K
Individuals$2.2M45%$47K27%
PACs & parties$1.6M32%$3000%
Self-funded$0$129K73%
Other$1.1M23%$0
AIPAC-linked*$477K—
Outside spending†——

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Chris Coons 1530 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$4.8M
Campaign spent$2.0M
Cash on hand$5.0M
FEC 2026 through 09/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals45%
PACs / committees32%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
  • Individual$13K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Corporate PAC$9K

Showing the 50 biggest of 1530 donors. The other 1480 gave $2.8M combined.

Plus $51K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Chris Coons’s full FEC filings →

Michael Katz 21 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$177K
Campaign spent$160K
Cash on hand$17K
FEC 2026 through 09/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals27%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding73%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$800
  • Individual$510
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$350
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$10

Plus $11K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Michael Katz’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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