2026 in Delaware

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The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in Delaware.

Incumbents

March 7 – The bodies of six American soldiers killed by Iranian strikes on an American base in Kuwait are returned to the United States at Dover Air Force Base.
April 30 – Nordstrom closes permanently at Christiana Mall after 15 years.
May 26 – A judge rules that Fenwick Island does not violate the state constitution by allowing corporations to vote in municipal elections.
June 16 – Two Wilmington Hospital employees are shot, one fatally. A suspect, another employee of the hospital, is arrested.
August 20 – A state of emergency is declared in Dover after a tornado forms.

↑ Olivares, José (March 7, 2026). "Trump joins families of six slain US service members at Dover air force base". The Guardian. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
↑ Voight, Sophia (April 26, 2026). "Say goodbye to Nordstrom after 15 years before it closes April 30". Delaware Online. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
↑ Hals, Tom (May 26, 2026). "Delaware court upholds voting by companies in small town's election". Reuters. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
↑ Goggin, Caroline (June 16, 2026). "1 dead after shooting at Wilmington Hospital in Delaware; suspect taken into custody in Philadelphia". 6ABC. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
↑ "Cleanup underway after tornado rips through Dover, Delaware". 6 ABC. August 21, 2026. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
↑ Booker, Brakkton (July 29, 2025). "The 2026 midterms are officially underway". POLITICO. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
↑ "Delaware State Senate elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
↑ "2026 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
↑ "2025-2026 Endorsements". League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

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