No Election in Frankford Saturday; 1 Council Seat Remains Vacant

There is no election on Saturday in Frankford. Only two candidates filed for three open seats. Incumbent Kyle Quillen will return to the Town Council for another 2-year term and Brittney Outten filed for one of the other open seats. Council members Pam Davis and James Sample did not file for re-election.   There is still…

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UPDATED: Greenwood Voters Elect 3 to the Town Council

UPDATED – 01/17/26 – Randy Willey, Daniel Nelson and Donald Donovan have been elected to serve on the Greenwood Town Council. Willey was the top vote-getter with 87. Incumbent Daniel Nelson won 85 votes.  And Donald Donovan and Mike Moran – also incumbents – each won 80 votes.  After the votes were counted, Mike Moran conceded…

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UPDATED: Three Candidates File for Bethel Council Election on Feb 21st

UPDATED – 01/16/26 – There are three candidates running to fill 2 seats on the Bethel Town Council. Incumbent Mark Shaver is challenged by Larry Davis and David Stuckey. Each seat is for a three-year term. Councilwoman Kathy Layfield did not run for re-election. The Bethel Town Council election is set for Saturday, February 21st…

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UPDATED: Dagsboro Voters Send 3 Incumbents Back to Town Council

UPDATED – 12/07/25 – Dagsboro voters have returned all three incumbents to the town council for another two years. Carol Thompson was the top vote-getter with 72 tallies. Jason Russell and CJ Shortridge each won 60 votes and challenger Barry Hurst received 32 votes. Thompson, Russell and Shortridge will be sworn in at the December…

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Hurlock Voters Choose a New Mayor in Saturday’s Election

Hurlock voters on Saturday opted for change! Voters chose Earl Murphy as their next Mayor with 230 votes to incumbent Charles Cephas’s 141. Incumbent Councilwoman Bonnie Franz returns to the Council to represent District 2 after receiving 54 votes to challenger Zia Ashraf’s 23. Filling the At-Large council seat will be Jeff Smith, who won…

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UPDATED: Laurel Voters Choose a New Mayor

UPDATED – 03/28/25 –  Voters in Laurel have chosen new leadership and elected Carlos Oliveras to the Mayor’s office. Oliveras received 112 votes to incumbent John Shwed’s 105 tallies. The two council seats both went to incumbents. The At-Large seat was won by Donald Holden with 158 votes to Laura Mackey’s 56 votes. Ward 3 will…

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UPDATED: Selbyville Voters Return Incumbents to Town Council

UPDATED – 03/01/25 – Selbyville voters have returned the incumbents to the Town Council. Gary Steffen was the top vote-getter with 61 tallies, followed by Chris Snader with 54. Challenger Tim Grote received 25 votes. Rick Duncan also returns to the Mayor’s office. The office of mayor was not contested. ========================= UPDATED – 02/28/25 – Voters in…

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District 3 Council Seat Only Contested Berlin Council Race

Berlin voters who live in District 3 will go to the polls to elect a town council member from a field of two candidates. Incumbent Shaneka Nichols and Daniel Packey were the only candidates to file and no additional write-in candidates filed for any of the seats before Tuesday’s deadline. Mayor Zack Tyndall was unopposed…

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Henlopen Acres Voters Return Both Incumbents

Henlopen Acres voters have returned both incumbents to the Town Commission. Tiffany Derrickson was the top vote-getter with 126 votes followed Beatrix “Paddy” Richards with 113 votes. Ann Cameron won 94 votes and Alex Jacobs garnered 47 tallies. The Board of Commissioners will hold an organizational meeting on Friday, September 13 at 10am to swear…

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Todd Culotta Elected Milford Mayor

Unofficial results of Saturday’s municipal election will bring some change to the city. In the Mayor’s race, Todd Culotta received 706 votes to 606 for incumbent Archie Campbell. Lori Connor won the Second Ward, Michael Stewart will represent the Third Ward and longtime councilwoman, Katrina Wilson retained her Fourth Ward seat. The First Ward race…

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Mayoral Election in Georgetown in May

Georgetown Town Hall Image © WGMD/ML

There will be an election in Georgetown in May. Incumbent Bill West is challenged by Councilwoman Angela Townsend for Mayor. The Ward 3 and 4 seats are unopposed. Eric Evans filed for Townsend’s Ward 3 seat and incumbent Penuel Barrett filed for another term in Ward 4. The polls will be open from 8am to…

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Saturday is Election Day in Ellendale

Voters in Ellendale head to the polls Saturday to elect 3 people to the Town Council. There are 7 candidates – incumbents Cheryl Vogl, Lisa Workman and Patsy Young are challenged by Joseph Beck, Tom Panas, William Clay Walton and former council member Aaron Moore. The polls are open from 1 to 7pm at Town…

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Fenwick Voters Send Incumbents & Kurt Zanelotti to the Town Council

Fenwick Island voters have returned the three incumbents to the Town Council and Kurt Zanelotti, who was the top vote-getter with 372 tallies. Janice Bortner received 365 votes, Natalie Magdeburger 362 and Jacqueline Napolitano won 358 votes. Each will serve a 2-year term. The election will be certified Monday morning and the newly elected council…

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UPDATED: 6 Candidates Running for 3 Seats on Bethany Beach Town Council

Town of Bethany Beach

UPDATED – 10am – Bethany Beach voters will be headed to the polls on Saturday September 9. There are 6 candidates running for 3 open seats on the town council. Candidates include residents – Keith Brothers, Theresa Keil and incumbent Jerry Morris and non-residents Russell Evans, Marc Tanowitz and incumbent Patrick Sheplee. At least 4…

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Slaughter Beach Municipal Election Canceled

There will be no municipal election on July 1st in Slaughter Beach. Just two candidates filed for two open seats. Jamie Draper and incumbent Harry Ward and will be sworn in to two year terms at the July Town Council meeting. Larry Meinert did not run for re-election. .

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