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GENERAL ELECTION · NOV 3, 2026
2026 General Election · Delaware

Who's running for Delaware Auditor of Accounts

Every qualified candidate for Delaware Auditor of Accounts on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, from the Department of Elections list: party, filing date and campaign website.

2026 election Voter registration for the November 3 general election closes Saturday, October 10, at 11:59 p.m. How to vote

How to read this. This page lists every candidate the Delaware Department of Elections shows for this office, in the state's own order, with the same fields for each person: party, filing status, filing date, and campaign website if the state lists one. We publish no home addresses or phone numbers, rank no one and endorse no one. The Department of Elections is the authority; if this page and the state list differ, the state is right and we fix this page. Read the method.

Candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot

Who is running for Delaware Auditor of Accounts in 2026
CandidatePartyStatusFiledCampaign website
Lydia York Incumbent Democratic Qualified April 20, 2026 lydiayork.com
April Callaway Republican Qualified August 26, 2026 Not listed
Austin Cassidy Independent Party of Delaware Qualified August 5, 2026 votecassidy.org

3 qualified candidates are listed for this office.

Source: Delaware Department of Elections, Filed Candidates by Office, checked against the Department of Elections list as updated October 30, 2026, at 7:56 p.m.

The record, candidate by candidate

The same fields for every candidate, in ballot order, each linked to its primary source. Where a field is empty, it says so. How the record works.

Lydia York Incumbent

Democratic

Background

  • Began her term as State Auditor on January 3, 2023. Source ↗

Legislative record

No legislative voting record on file.

Campaign finance

State campaign finance reports for this office are filed with the Delaware Department of Elections. Search them by committee name in the state system. Delaware CFRS ↗

Public positions, in their own words

Delawareans made their voices clear: they wanted more transparency and accountability from their government.

Government transparency and accountability · April 20, 2026 · Campaign press release announcing her re-election filing. · Source ↗

We never shy away from clearly stating when our State government needs to serve us better.

Role of the Auditor's Office · April 20, 2026 · Same re-election filing press release. · Source ↗

April Callaway

Republican

Background

No sourced biographical facts on file beyond the filing above.

Legislative record

No legislative voting record on file.

Campaign finance

State campaign finance reports for this office are filed with the Delaware Department of Elections. Search them by committee name in the state system. Delaware CFRS ↗

Public positions, in their own words

No verbatim, dated public statement on file yet.

Austin Cassidy

Independent Party of Delaware

Background

No sourced biographical facts on file beyond the filing above.

Legislative record

No legislative voting record on file.

Campaign finance

State campaign finance reports for this office are filed with the Delaware Department of Elections. Search them by committee name in the state system. Delaware CFRS ↗

Public positions, in their own words

No verbatim, dated public statement on file yet.

Last general election for this seat: 2022

2022 general election result, Auditor of Accounts
Candidate, as listedPartyTotal votesPercentage
LYDIA YORK Democratic Party 171,764 54.2%
JANICE LORRAH Republican Party 145,161 45.8%

Statewide totals for the 2022 general election, in the state's order and spelling. Votes counted for all candidates: 316,925.

Source: Delaware Department of Elections, 2022 General Election Report (official results), contest "Auditor of Accounts".

This is the most recent general election for this seat. The officeholder can change between general elections, for example after a resignation and a special election. See who holds the office now below.

Who holds this office now

The current officeholder is Lydia York. Lydia York is a candidate for this office in 2026.

Source: Official office website.

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