Coons Projected to Win Delaware Senate Seat; Warner Wins Reelection in Virginia
The Hill reported that Sen. Chris Coons was projected to win a third term in Delaware, while PBS NewsHour reported that Democratic incumbent Mark Warner won reelection to the U.S. Senate from Virginia.
Delaware Sen. Chris Coons (D) is projected to win a full third term, according to a report from The Hill, which cited Decision Desk HQ. The Hill reported that Coons defeated Republican Michael Katz, a former Democratic state lawmaker.
The Hill also reported that Katz ran for Senate unsuccessfully in 2024 as an independent. According to the same report, Coons was first elected to the Senate in 2010 in a special election.
In Virginia, PBS NewsHour reported that Democratic incumbent Mark Warner "won election Tuesday" to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican Bert Mizusawa. The PBS NewsHour report is credited to the Associated Press.
The two reports describe the results differently. The Hill characterized Coons's victory as a projection by Decision Desk HQ, while PBS NewsHour described Warner as having won election. The summaries of both reports do not include vote totals or margins of victory.
Both races are Senate contests in states the reports identify as Delaware and Virginia. The source reports reviewed for this story do not describe the broader results of the Senate elections in other states.
Sources: The Hill: Coons wins Delaware Senate reelection; PBS NewsHour: Democrat Mark Warner wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Virginia.