2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Delaware Senate District 5

3 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Brent Burdge

Republican

Work: DuPont employee (career)

Brent Burdge is a career DuPont employee. He was the Republican nominee in the 2025 special election for Senate District 5 and ran for House District 10 in 2024.

Sources for Burdge

Senate special elections (Spotlight Delaware, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Brent Burdge candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Carolyn Frank

Independent Party of Delaware

Work: Registered nurse (home care)

Carolyn Frank grew up in the Brandywine School District area, earned a B.S. in exercise science from the University of Delaware and nursing credentials from Delaware Technical Community College, and works as a home care nurse. She is running as the Independent Party of Delaware candidate.

Sources for Frank

Carolyn Frank for State Senate, District 5 (Carolyn Frank campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Carolyn Frank candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Shay Frisby

Democratic

Work: Supervisor, Delaware Division of Social Services Customer Relations Unit; small business owner (Claymont)

Shay Frisby supervises a team in the Delaware Division of Social Services customer relations unit and owns a small business in Claymont. She was a lead organizer with AFSCME Council 81, representing childcare workers, and managed the Standby Me financial empowerment program for early childhood educators; she holds a master's from Wilmington University.

Frisby's campaign website

Sources for Frisby

Meet Shay (Shay Frisby campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Delaware special election preview (Spotlight Delaware, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

11/03/2026 Statewide General Election, Ballot Qualified Candidates (Delaware Department of Elections, Public record)

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