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Delaware Senate District 5

Delaware State Senate · Delaware

Shay Frisby held the seat for Democrats, winning by 41.7 points over Brent Burdge.

Staggered Senate

Shay FrisbyDemocrat · winner
68.6%12,275
Brent BurdgeRepublican
27.0%4,823
Carolyn FrankIndependent
4.4%792
17,890 votes

Source: Delaware Department of Elections unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:54 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

The seat's recent races

EvenD+32.62022 SenateD+32.32024 Pres.D+41.72026 Senate

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Shay FrisbyBrent Burdge
$58.3K
Raised by the campaign
$27.1K
$45.8K
Spent by the campaign
$29.2K
$10.1K
Cash on hand
$1.2K

Other candidates' campaigns: Raymond Seigfried $136.4K.

Campaign money: Delaware Department of Elections, through Oct 26, 2026; Delaware Department of Elections, through Oct 22, 2026.

Source: Delaware Department of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 26, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Shay Frisby
>99%
Brent Burdge
<1%
Projected margin
D+38.4
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Shay Frisby (D)
State social services supervisorBrent Burdge (R)

Also on the ballot: Carolyn Frank (Independent), 4.4%