UPDATED: Over 30,800 Take Advantage of Early/Absentee Voting in First 8 Days

September 11, 2026/Mari Lou

UPDATED – 09/11/26 – Early voting continues through Sunday for the Delaware Primary Election. There are 9 locations in Sussex County and 4 in Kent County and they are open from 11am to 7pm both Saturday and Sunday. There will be no early voting on Monday, September 14.  As of Friday, September 11th,  30,800 Delawareans have voted absentee or early – 14,266 from Sussex County!  

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The Delaware Primary election for those who have not voted early or absentee is Tuesday, September 15. You will cast your ballot at your regular, assigned polling location from 7am to 8pm.

EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS IN SUSSEX COUNTY –

DEPT OF ELECTIONS WAREHOUSE–GEORGETOWN / 542 SOUTH BEDFORD ST, GEORGETOWN, DE 19947
DEPT OF ELECTIONS WAREHOUSE–SEAFORD / 200 ALLEN ST, SEAFORD, DE 19973
    Travel Advisory: Allen Street is closed. Access the Early Voting Site by turning off Stein Hwy onto Dulaney St.
ELLENDALE FIRE HALL / 302 MAIN ST, ELLENDALE, DR 19941
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT* / 19113 COASTAL HWY, REHOBOTH BEACH, DE 19971
INDIAN RIVER FIRE COMPANY–STATION #2 / 25375 BANKS RD, MILLSBORO, DE 19966
LAUREL FIRE HALL / 205 W 10TH ST, LAUREL, DE 19956
MARGARET ROLLINS COMMUNITY CENTER / 101 ADAMS AVE, LEWES, DE 19958
MILLVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER / 32517 DUKES DR, MILLVILLE, DR 19967
ROXANA FIRE HALL / 35943 ZION CHURCH RD, FRANKFORD, DE 19945

EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS IN KENT COUNTY –

BPOE #1903 ELKS LODGE / 200 SOUTH SAULSBURY RD, DOVER, DE 19904
FREDERICA SENIOR CENTER / 216 MARKET ST, FREDERICA, DE 19946
HARRINGTON PARKS AND RECREATION / 114 E LIBERTY ST, HARRINGTON, DE 19946
WYOMING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH / 216 WYOMING MILL RD, DOVER, DE 19904

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UPDATED – 09/08/26 – Early voting resumed at 7 this morning and will finish at 7 this evening.  Then the hours will change beginning Wednesday through Sunday for the last five days to 11am to 7pm.  In a span of nearly 2-days from Friday to Sunday, the Department of Elections shows that just over 4000 voters cast a ballot by early or absentee voting.  

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The Delaware Primary election is Tuesday, September 15th.

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UPDATED – 09/06/26 – Early voting for the Delaware Primary is closed today and Labor Day. Early voting will resume on Tuesday from 7am to 7pm and then Wednesday through September 13th from 11am to 7pm. 

In the first 3 days of early and absentee voting over 16,500 people have cast a ballot – however there are 530,259 registered Democrats and Republicans according to the Department of Elections voter registration information.

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The Delaware Primary election is Tuesday, September 15th.

ORIGINAL STORY – 08/28/26 – If you have an election in the Delaware Primary – early voting will begin on Wednesday, September 2nd. You must be registered with the Democratic or Republican parties. Also eligible primary voters are voters who were automatically registered at the DMV without a party affiliation (AVR Voters) who have not yet submitted a form to the Department of Elections selecting a political party affiliation.  

Per Delaware Code, AVR Voters may declare their political party affiliation as Democratic or Republican up to and including on the date of the Primary Election, September 15, 2026, in order to vote in their chosen party’s primary election. AVR Voters may choose to vote a Democratic Primary ballot or a Republican Primary ballot when voting at an early voting site or at their assigned polling place on primary election day. Their political party affiliation will be changed to the party of the ballot they chose to vote.

Primary Election voters may vote in person at any Early Voting Site for their county of residence during the 10 day early voting period before Election Day.  Early voting hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the first 5 days of early voting and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the last 5 days of early voting.

Primary Election Early Voting Sites and Schedule are listed below and at https://de.gov/evsites:

Dates & Times:

  • September 2, 2026 – September 5, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
  • Labor Day Holiday – No Early Voting September 6th and 7th
  • September 8, 2026, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
  • September 9, 2026 – September 13, 2026, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Early Voting Sites:

Sussex County

  • Department of Elections Georgetown Warehouse- 542 S. Bedford St., Georgetown, DE 19947
  • Department of Elections Seaford Warehouse- 200 Allen St., Seaford, DE 19973
  • Ellendale Fire Hall- 302 Main St., Ellendale, DE 19941
  • Fairfield Inn by Marriott, 19113 Coastal Hwy., Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
  • Indian River Fire Co Sta #2- 25375 Banks Rd., Millsboro, DE 19966
  • Laurel Fire Hall- 205 W 10th St., Laurel, DE 19956
  • Margaret Rollins Community Center- 101 Adams Ave., Lewes, DE 19958
  • Millville Community Center- 32517 Dukes Dr., Millville, DE 19967
  • Roxana Fire Hall- 39453 Zion Church Rd., Frankford, DE 19945

Kent County:

  • BPOE #1903 Elks Lodge, 200 S Saulsbury Rd., Dover, DE 19904
  • Frederica Senior Center, 216 Market St., Frederica, DE 19946
  • Harrington Parks & Recreation, 114 E. Liberty St., Harrington, DE 19952
  • Wyoming United Methodist Church, 216 Wyoming Mill Rd., Dover, DE 19904

New Castle County:

  • Appoquinimink State Service Center, 122 Silver Lake Rd., Middletown, DE 19709
  • Claymont Community Center, 3301 Green St., Claymont, DE 19703
  • Department of Elections Warehouse, New Castle, 220 Lisa Dr., New Castle, DE 19720
  • Hudson State Service Center, 501 Ogletown Rd., Newark, DE 19711
  • The Delaware Contemporary, 200 S. Madison St., Wilmington, DE 19801
  • Wilmington Police Athletic League (PAL), 3707 N. Market St., Wilmington, DE 19802

As additional information, the 2026 Primary Election will be the last election in which this AVR party–affiliation provision applies. Pursuant to a recent change in Delaware law, individuals registering to vote through the DMV will soon be given the opportunity to select a political party affiliation as part of the voter registration process at DMV.

For more information about Delaware’s 2026 Primary Election, visit the DOE’s website, https://de.gov/prim, or call the DOE at 1-302-739-4277.

 

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