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====DE Democrat primary====

====DE Democrat primary====

Coons currently faces a primary challenge from "progressive" Democrat [[Jessica Scarane]],<ref>[https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/18/millennial-progressive-woman-primary-delaware-sen-chris-coons/2580646001/ Sen. Chris Coons faces a primary challenge from a progressive millennial. Does she have a shot?]</ref> a far-leftist who claims that Coons “helps Trump enact his agenda”.<ref name="How Chris Coons—A Democrat—Helps to Enable Trump (w/ Jessica Scarane)">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgz9CrL7nQ4 How Chris Coons—A Democrat—Helps to Enable Trump (w/ Jessica Scarane)]</ref> Note that according to FiveThirtyEight, Sen. Coons has only voted with Trump 18% of the time in the [[116th U.S. Congress]].<ref>[https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/christopher-a-coons/ Tracking Congress In The Age Of Trump]</ref>

Coons faced a primary challenge from "progressive" Democrat [[Jessica Scarane]],<ref>[https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/18/millennial-progressive-woman-primary-delaware-sen-chris-coons/2580646001/ Sen. Chris Coons faces a primary challenge from a progressive millennial. Does she have a shot?]</ref> a far-leftist who claimed that Coons “helps Trump enact his agenda”.<ref name="How Chris Coons—A Democrat—Helps to Enable Trump (w/ Jessica Scarane)">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgz9CrL7nQ4 How Chris Coons—A Democrat—Helps to Enable Trump (w/ Jessica Scarane)]</ref> Note that according to FiveThirtyEight, Sen. Coons has only voted with Trump 18% of the time in the [[116th U.S. Congress]].<ref>[https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/christopher-a-coons/ Tracking Congress In The Age Of Trump]</ref>

 

Sen. Coons ultimately won his party's primary handily over Scarane with 73% of the votes cast.<ref name="Delaware U.S. Senate Primary Election Results">[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/15/us/elections/results-delaware-senate-primary-election.html Delaware U.S. Senate Primary Election Results]</ref>

====DE Republican primary====

====DE Republican primary====

Among the Republicans challenging Sen. Coons include [[Lauren Witzke]], a strong conservative.<ref>[https://www.wmdt.com/2020/01/republican-lauren-witzke-challenging-sen-chris-coons/ https://www.wmdt.com/2020/01/republican-lauren-witzke-challenging-sen-chris-coons/]</ref>

The two Republicans who ran to challenge Sen. Coons were James DeMartino, who the Republican establishment tended to favor,<ref>[https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/07/28/delaware-republican-endorsements-election-2020-murray-demartino-murphy-hall-pillsbury/5473552002/ Delaware Republican Party makes endorsements amid contention between members, candidates]</ref> and [[Lauren Witzke]],<ref>[https://www.wmdt.com/2020/01/republican-lauren-witzke-challenging-sen-chris-coons/ https://www.wmdt.com/2020/01/republican-lauren-witzke-challenging-sen-chris-coons/]</ref> the more [[populist]] candidate.

 

While DeMartino initially held a lead as votes were being counted on the primary election night, Witzke ultimately won with 57% of the vote.<ref name="Delaware U.S. Senate Primary Election Results">

====DE Issues====

====DE Issues====