McBride Wins Delaware House Seat Over Arminio

Unofficial results show Sarah McBride with 64.34% of the vote in the November 3 general election for Delaware's U.S. House seat.

Updated on Nov. 8, 2026 in Elections

Bold flat-color editorial illustration of a plain civic building with a stepped dome, centered against a pale sky in navy and cream. — Sarah McBride won Delaware's U.S. House seat with 64.34% of the vote, defeating Joseph Arminio in unofficial November 3 general election results. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Sarah McBride won Delaware's U.S. House seat with 243,467 votes, or 64.34%, against Joseph Arminio's 134,966 votes, or 35.66%, according to unofficial results published November 8. McBride lost the Election Day machine vote in four representative districts but won each of them overall once early and absentee ballots were counted.

Why it matters

The margin shows McBride carried most of the state, though several representative districts were closely contested before early and absentee ballots were tallied. The gap between voting methods underscores how much the late-counted ballots shaped the final statewide outcome for Delaware voters.

McBride received 243,467 votes (64.34%) and Arminio received 134,966 votes (35.66%) in unofficial results. Arminio won District 30 by 2,233 votes and District 40 with 62.99% of the vote, while the results remain unofficial pending certification.

The players

Sarah McBride

Sarah McBride is a Delaware Democrat who won the state's U.S. House seat in the November 3 general election.

Joseph Arminio

Joseph Arminio is the Republican candidate who lost Delaware's U.S. House race to Sarah McBride.

The details

McBride lost the Election Day machine vote in representative Districts 4, 33, 36 and 37 but won each district overall after early and absentee ballots were counted. Five representative districts were decided by fewer than 7 points between the two candidates.

November 3, 2026: General election for Delaware's U.S. House seat.
November 8, 2026: Unofficial results published.

Political Context

The result is the outcome of Delaware's 2026 U.S. House race, where McBride's overall win depended on early and absentee ballots reversing Election Day losses in four representative districts. Those reversals are the central dynamic of the statewide tally, which was decided by the late-counted vote.

Voters in Delaware can check certified results once the state finalizes its count, since the current tally is unofficial. The result sets McBride as the state's House representative for the next term.

The takeaway

Late-counted early and absentee ballots can change the outcome of close districts, so the final picture in Delaware depends on the complete count. Readers should watch for certified totals before drawing firm conclusions.