Sarah McBride Wins Second Term in Delaware House Race

Sarah McBride was projected to win a second term representing Delaware in the U.S. House, defeating Republican challenger Joseph Arminio. She is a Democrat and the state’s representative in its single House district.

McBride was first elected to Congress in 2025, after serving in the Delaware State Senate from 2020 to 2025. Her earlier work included positions during Barack Obama’s presidency, serving former Delaware governor Jack Markell and Attorney General Beau Biden, and acting as national spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign.

Her election to Congress in 2025 made her the first openly transgender member of the institution. In her campaign, McBride pointed to work on infrastructure investment, access to health care and manufacturing jobs.

During her first term, she introduced legislation on tax breaks for small businesses that make workplaces accessible to people with disabilities, consistent pay for holidays, paid leave for new parents and biotechnology education. The projection gives her another term to continue representing Delaware in the House.

Delaware Voters Return Sarah McBride to Congress

Delaware voters are set to keep Sarah McBride in Congress, where she has focused on infrastructure, health care access and manufacturing jobs. The Democrat was projected to defeat Republican Joseph Arminio and win a second term in the state’s only U.S. House district.

McBride’s first election in 2025 made her the first openly transgender member of Congress. Before entering the House, she held a seat in Delaware’s Senate from 2020 through 2025 and worked in the Obama administration, for former Gov. Jack Markell and former Attorney General Beau Biden, and as national spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign.

In her first House term, McBride introduced bills covering tax breaks for small businesses that provide accessibility for disabled people, consistent compensation for holidays, paid leave for families and biotechnology education. Her reelection keeps a member who has advanced those priorities in the House for another term.

McBride Wins Another House Term After Campaign on Policy Record

Sarah McBride was projected to win a second term in Delaware’s U.S. House seat, defeating Republican Joseph Arminio. Her campaign emphasized infrastructure investment, health care access and manufacturing jobs, while her first-term record included bills on paid family leave, holiday pay, disability accommodations and biotechnology education.

The result returns McBride to Congress after she was first elected in 2025. She previously held a seat in Delaware’s Senate between 2020 and 2025 and worked in the Obama administration, for former Gov. Jack Markell and former Attorney General Beau Biden, and as national spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign.

McBride’s election in 2025 made her the first openly transgender member of Congress. The House race was a choice between the incumbent Democrat and Republican challenger Arminio; the projection gives McBride another term representing Delaware.