Earl L Cooper
Candidate for Delaware At-Large Congressional District · Republican
Write-in candidateChallenger · Delaware At-Large Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Delaware Department of Elections — Declared Write-In Candidates, General Election 11/03/2026 (last updated 2026-09-02) — 'Earl Cooper', Provisional, declared 2026-09-21 · read Sep 24, 2026
The District
What Delaware At-Large Congressional District covers
Covers all of Sussex County and Kent County; part of New Castle County.
Includes Dover, Wilmington, Middletown, Hockessin (part), Milford, Newark (part), Glasgow (part), Bear, Millsboro, North Star (part), Seaford, Smyrna and 66 more.
412 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 TIGER/Line voting districts (VTD20)
Results
Certified results for Delaware At-Large Congressional District
Representative in Congress
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah McBrideDemocrat | Democrat | 287,830 | 57.9% |
| John J. Whalen IIIRepublican | Republican | 209,606 | 42.1% |
Official results — Delaware Department of Elections (Official Results report) · Delaware Department of Elections — General Election Report, By County view
Representative in Congress
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Blunt RochesterDemocrat | Democrat | 178,416 | 55.5% |
| Lee MurphyRepublican | Republican | 138,201 | 43.0% |
| Cody McNuttLibertarian | Libertarian | 3,074 | 1.0% |
| David RogersOther party | Other party | 1,958 | 0.6% |
Official results — Delaware Department of Elections (Official Results report) · Delaware Department of Elections — General Election Report, By County view
Representative in Congress
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Blunt RochesterDemocrat | Democrat | 281,382 | 57.6% |
| Lee MurphyRepublican | Republican | 196,392 | 40.2% |
| Catherine S. PurcellIndependent Party Of Delaware | Independent Party Of Delaware | 6,682 | 1.4% |
| David L. RogersLibertarian | Libertarian | 3,814 | 0.8% |
Official results — Delaware Department of Elections (Official Results report) · Delaware Department of Elections — General Election Report, By County view
Key Votes
The record
No congressional voting record
Earl Cooper has not served in Congress: no entry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (bioguide.congress.gov) under this name for DE, checked 2026-09-24 against the catalog's bioguide linkage. Other public offices, if any, not compiled here.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
No totals on file from the reports listed below.
Finance Reports
Campaign committee registered; no periodic FEC report on file yet
Checked 2026-09-24: principal campaign committee C00922047 (candidate ID H4DE01092) has no periodic Form 3 report (quarterly or pre-/post-election) covering 2025–26 in the FEC electronic-filing list or the FEC image index, so no receipts, spending or cash on hand have been reported yet. A committee registered after June 30 files its first report with the October Quarterly (due Oct 15, 2026).
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“I am a man of color. I am an African American, and I felt like he's setting us back. I see a lot of the people who back him. They are really kind of making it very clear that they are in line with him and I disagreed with that. So for that reason, I went today to give Delawareans a choice.”
In the News
Press coverage
- Multiple write-in campaigns launched following Delaware congressional candidate's transphobic remarksSep 22, 2026 · Press · WHYY
Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Delaware At-Large Congressional District
- Sarah McBrideDemocrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
- Joseph Joe ArminioRepublican · On the 2026 ballot
- Scott WalkerParty not on file · Write-in candidate · Not yet in our records
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot for U.S. Representative, DE-AL — Declared Write-In
Listed as “Earl Cooper”, Declared Write-In. Other candidates in the race: Joseph "Dr. Joe" Arminio (Republican); Sarah McBride (Democratic); Scott Walker (Declared Write-In).
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · State election authority (certified candidate list) · sourceU.S. Representative · DE-AL
Republican · Candidate · Write-in candidate
Sep 19, 2026 · Official · fec-cn26
Not on file for Earl yet: Advertising, Reach Them, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_k7c7a5wzz.
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