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Delaware › Delaware House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Delaware House District 3

Fletcher-Dominguez is very likely to win: Fletcher-Dominguez wins in more than 99 of every 100 simulations.

Fletcher-Dominguez (D)
>99%
chance of winning
Dottery (R)
<1%
Average margin
D+64.8
80% of outcomes
D+55 to D+75
Partisan lean
D+68
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Fletcher-Dominguez is very likely to win: Fletcher-Dominguez wins in more than 99 of every 100 simulations.

Fletcher-Dominguez (D)
>99%
chance of winning
Dottery (R)
<1%
Average margin
D+72.1
80% of outcomes
D+59 to D+86
Partisan lean
D+68
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Range of outcomes

Final margin across our simulations; the white dashes mark the middle 80%.

D+64.8R+75R+50R+25EvenD+25D+50D+75
D+72.1R+100R+50EvenD+50D+100

How the odds have moved

Chance of winning by forecast date.

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Fletcher-Dominguez >99%Dottery <1%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Fletcher-Dominguez >99%Dottery <1%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

The candidates

What goes into the forecast

Every ingredient's estimate of the final margin.

National environment
D+9.5Election Day forecast
Delaware state offices
+0.0Polls for governor, statewide and legislative races · details
Environment here
D+9.5Used by the fundamentals
Swing reaching this office
58%Of a shift in the environment, from past legislative races since 2016
Mid-Atlantic adjustment
−0.8How legislative races in the region have run against lean and environment lately
← RepublicanDemocratic →Lean + environmentUsual vote, shifted by 58% of the environment andthe Mid-Atlantic adjustmentD+67.5Fundamentals modelAdds incumbency, past results, money andexperienceD+64.7Polls in similar placesPolling of similar races in Delaware andlook-alike placesD+64.9Polling averageNo polls of this racenot availableHorizon forecastPolls + fundamentals, projected to Election DayD+64.8Pulse forecastPolls (and polling of similar places) only, todayD+72.2

Each estimate is a margin before national and statewide uncertainty is simulated. Horizon blends polls, fundamentals and a little of the similar-places estimate, weighting each by how precise it is; Pulse uses polls and similar places only.

Fundamentals inputs
Incumbency (+1 D, −1 R)0
Fundraising edge (log ratio of individual money)0.82
Elected-experience edge0
First-term incumbent0
Seat's last result vs. expectation-4.93
Incumbent's last result vs. expectation0

Polls

No public polls of this race. The forecast relies on fundamentals and on polling of similar places in the state.

The district

Lean D+68: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentD+71.3D+69.1 vs. nation2020 presidentD+71.0D+66.5 vs. nation2024 presidentD+66.3D+67.8 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
26,797
People per km²
6,523
Adults with a B.A.+
25%
White, no degree
21%of adults
  • White 28%
  • Hispanic 20%
  • Black 46%
  • Asian 1%
  • Other / multiracial 6%

American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.

Past results

Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.

2024

6,307 votes · Uncontested by the other party
✓ Josue O. Ortega (D)100.0%

2024 President Vote in this district

7,590 two-party votes · D+66.3 · D+67.8 vs. the nation
✓ Kamala Harris (D)83.2%
Donald Trump (R)16.8%

2022

3,226 votes · Uncontested by the other party
✓ Sherry Dorsey Walker (D)100.0%

2020 Earlier district lines

5,772 votes · Uncontested by the other party
✓ Sherry Dorsey Walker (D)100.0%

2020 President Vote in this district

8,404 two-party votes · D+71.0 · D+66.5 vs. the nation
✓ Joe Biden (D)85.5%
Donald Trump (R)14.5%

2016 President Vote in this district

8,290 two-party votes · D+71.3 · D+69.1 vs. the nation
✓ Hillary Clinton (D)85.6%
Donald Trump (R)14.4%