Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

John J Whalen III

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Delaware at large
Filing address
Millsboro, DE (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
WHALEN III, JOHN J
Next election
Primary September 15, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Delaware with the 2026 district highlighted

Delaware, at large

RepublicanU.S. House · Delaware at largeChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H4DE00078 · Principal campaign committee: JOHN WHALEN FOR US CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Delaware at large$1,741.00Lost primary
2023–2024U.S. House · Delaware at large$20,030.44Lost the general election (42.14%)
Total raised$1,741.00
Total spent$3,781.89
Cash on hand$5,504.73
Debts owed by the campaign$152.00
Loans from the candidate$692.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $1,049.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $692.00
  • Individual contributions$1,049.0060%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$692.0040%

Self-funding: $692.00 (40% of money raised): $0.00 given and $692.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$549.0052%
  • Contributions over $200$500.0048%
  • Itemized from inside Delaware$0.000%
  • Itemized from other states$500.00100%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$8K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $0.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $61.05JULY QUARTERLY: raised $0.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $19.00YEAR-END: raised $0.00YEAR-END: spent $9.00APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $0.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $9.00JULY QUARTERLY: raised $0.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $126.13PRE-PRIMARY: raised $1,589.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $3,554.71OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $152.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $3.002025-032025-092026-032026-08

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Delaware U.S. House, at-large seat, 2026 · 6 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
John J Whalen III (R)$1,741.00$5,504.732026-09-30
Sarah Elizabeth McBride (D)$5,556,755.49$2,326,039.162026-10-14
Joseph Joe Ph.d. Arminio (R)$12,301.76$6,943.762026-09-30
Donyale London Hall (R)$778.96$240.342026-10-14

Polling and ratings

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Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: JOHN WHALEN FOR US CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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