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DE House 21 · MODEL v1.14 · 2 INPUTS MEASURED

Frank Burns

DE House 21 scores 38.7 on the Democratic incumbent route with 65% of the component weight available: the own-race D+15.8 baseline and retained primary evidence. No state finance or alignment evidence is retained.

Priority score38.7#2,518 of 5,726Tie of 4

THE MEMBER

Record

Frank Burns holds DE state House district 21 as a Democratic. The Open States roster is the identity source; the seat is next regularly contested in 2026 on a 2-year term.

Baseline election
Nov 5, 2024
Next election
2026
Alignment gap
Not in this score
Open States record
ocd-person/f94d59b8-6120-43d2-9788-b30fe945d8d2

THE DISTRICT

DE House 21

The official state returns record D+15.8 in the 2024 general election for this seat. The margin here is the seat's own race, not a presidential overlay; state campaign-finance filings are not retained.

Own-race margin
D+15.8
Cash on hand
Not reported
Receipts / disbursements
Not reported / Not reported
Finance through
Not reported
Route
Democratic incumbent route
Baseline score
45.0

SCORE ANATOMY

What makes the score

Blue baseline

43.2

The official state returns record D+15.8 in the 2024 general election for this seat. The baseline is 0 at a 5-point Democratic margin and 100 at 30 points.

Primary feasibility

49.3

In the latest retained Democratic primary the holder took 50.7% of named-candidate votes; feasibility is 100 minus that share.

Incumbent alignment gap

Not in this score

The retained alignment trackers cover Congress only, so the weight is omitted.

Cash vulnerability

Not in this score

State campaign-finance filings are not retained, so the weight is omitted.

CURRENT TERM

Recorded service

2024–nowDE-21Current at source cutoff

Formula renormalized(0.65 × structural + 0.20 × alignment gap + 0.15 × cash vulnerability) × (0.6 + 0.4 × 0.65)

Source cutoff Aug 4, 2026 · How the score is built · Source ledger