From Fox News · Alec Schemmel · · 1m 10s
Mike Katz wins Delaware GOP Senate primary
Former Democratic state senator Mike Katz will face Sen. Chris Coons in Delaware, where Republicans have not won a Senate race since 1994.
In brief
Former Democratic state senator Mike Katz will face Sen. Chris Coons in Delaware, where Republicans have not won a Senate race since 1994. Katz is the GOP nominee, but Delaware's Senate history and Coons' incumbency make the race a difficult one for Republicans. Originally reported by Fox News.
Katz wins the nod
Mike Katz won Delaware's Republican Senate primary, defeating retired Army colonel John Shulli in a two-way race.
Coons waits next
Katz will face three-term Democratic Sen. Chris Coons in the Nov. 3 general election for a Delaware U.S. Senate seat.
A party switcher
Katz once served in the Delaware state Senate as a Democrat, representing the 4th Senate District from 2008 until his 2012 re-election loss.
A third-party run
In 2024, Katz ran for U.S. Senate as the Independent Party candidate and finished third with about 4% of the vote.
Costs lead his pitch
His campaign has focused on lowering living costs, health care reform, protecting Delaware jobs and cutting federal spending.
“Our campaign is building a coalition.”
A long GOP drought
Republicans have not won a U.S. Senate race in Delaware since William Roth's re-election in 1994.
The takeaway
Katz is the GOP nominee, but Delaware's Senate history and Coons' incumbency make the race a difficult one for Republicans.
