2020 Wilmington mayoral election

2020 Wilmington mayoral election

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Nominee Mike Purzycki Party Democratic Popular vote 25,440 Percentage 100%

Mayor before election Mike Purzycki Democratic Elected mayor Mike Purzycki Democratic

The 2020 Wilmington mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, to elect the mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. Incumbent mayor Mike Purzycki won re-election to a second term. Mike Purzycki first won election in 2016 with 82.2% of the vote.

Purzycki faced a competitive primary, winning the Democratic nomination by a 7.26% margin, a difference of 1,019 votes. Purzycki won 100% of the vote in the general election as he was the only candidate on the ballot. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Purzycki, incumbent mayor ^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Velda Jones-Potter, Wilmington city treasurer ^[3]
• Justen Wright, former Wilmington city councilman ^[4]

Declined

• Dennis P. Williams, former mayor

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Purzycki (incumbent)	6,133	42.88%
	Democratic	Velda Jones-Potter	5,094	35.62%
	Democratic	Justen Wright	3,075	21.50%
Total votes				100.0%

General election

Candidates

• Mike Purzycki (Democratic), incumbent mayor

Results

Wilmington mayoral election, 2020 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Purzycki (incumbent)	25,440	100%
Total votes			25,440	100%

References

1. "General Election 11/03/2020" . Retrieved October 4, 2020.
2. "Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki announces his 2020 re-election campaign" . Retrieved May 2, 2020.
3. "Mayor Mike Purzycki's elected rivals make surprise play for Wilmington city seats".
4. "Former Wilmington councilman challenging incumbent Mike Purzycki for mayoral seat" . Retrieved July 25, 2020.
5. "2020 General Election Report".