Michael Newbold Castle is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 69th Governor of Delaware from 1985 to 1992 and as the U.S. representative from Delaware's at-large congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.
John Charles Carney Jr. is an American politician who has served since 2017 as the 74th governor of Delaware. A member of the Democratic Party,Carney was the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2017,the 24th lieutenant governor of Delaware from 2001 to 2009,and Delaware's secretary of finance from 1996 to 2000.
The 2008 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 4,2008. Incumbent Senator Joe Biden,who was also the Democratic nominee for vice president in the concurrent presidential election,faced Christine O'Donnell in the general election. Biden won re-election to a seventh term with 64.69% of the vote,his best-performing result in his senatorial career,while also being elected vice president. Biden took his oath of office in the Senate chamber with the rest of his colleagues on January 3,2009,but resigned his seat on January 15,2009,and assumed the vice presidency five days later. Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner appointed Ted Kaufman,a Democrat and longtime Biden advisor,to fill the vacant seat pending a 2010 special election in which O'Donnell once again ran unsuccessfully for the seat,losing to Democrat Chris Coons.
Velda Jones-Potter is an American businesswoman and politician. She was appointed by Jack Markell to finish out his term as Delaware State Treasurer when he was elected governor in 2008. She lost her bid for election in the 2010 Democratic primary to Chip Flowers. She unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Wilmington in 2020 and 2024.
Elections were held in Delaware on Tuesday,November 2,2010. Primary elections were held on September 14,2010.
Thomas P. Gordon is an American politician and former law enforcement officer. He served as chief of police for New Castle County,Delaware prior to being elected to county executive. He was defeated by Matt Meyer in 2016 during his bid for an unprecedented fourth term as county executive.
The 2012 Wilmington mayoral election was held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the mayor of Wilmington,Delaware. Incumbent mayor James Baker was ineligible to run again because of term limits.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Delaware,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. This election was the fifth consecutive even-number year in which a senate election was held in Delaware after elections in 2006,2008,2010,and 2012.
The Maryland Attorney General election of 2014 was held on November 4,2014,to elect the Attorney General of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Doug Gansler was eligible to seek a third term in office,but instead ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Maryland.
Kimberly Williams is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives representing district 19 since 2012.
Charles Potter Jr. is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019. He was defeated by Nnamdi Chukwuocha in the 2018 Democratic primary.
Stephanie T. Bolden is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives,representing District 2.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Delaware on November 4,2014. Half of Delaware's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and Delaware's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on September 9,2014. As of 2022,this was the last time Republicans won any statewide election in Delaware.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on November 8,2016,to elect the U.S. representative from the state of Delaware from Delaware's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on September 13.
Michael S. Purzycki is an American businessman and politician who has served as the 56th mayor of Wilmington,Delaware,since 2017. He previously served as the executive director of the Riverfront Development Corporation and briefly played in the National Football League for the New York Giants in the 1967–1968 season.
The 2016 Wilmington mayoral election was held on Tuesday,November 8,2016,to elect the mayor of Wilmington,Delaware. Incumbent mayor Dennis P. Williams ran for reelection to a second term,but was defeated in the Democratic primary on September 13,2016,by Mike Purzycki,the former executive director of the Riverfront Development Corporation. Purzycki defeated Republican Robert Martin and Delaware Independent Steven Washington in the general election.
Darius J. Brown is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. A former Wilmington city councilmember,he was elected to the Delaware Senate in 2018,representing district 2.
Sheldon Andre Neeley is an American politician,currently serving as the Mayor of Flint,Michigan. He was elected as Flint's mayor in 2019 and served an abbreviated three-year term before being re-elected in 2022. Neeley is a registered Democrat and a former state representative in Michigan's 34th House district. He served two complete terms and one partial term in the Michigan House of Representatives between 2015 and 2019. He resigned from his position in the House when he was elected as the Mayor of Flint in 2019. Neeley's wife,Cynthia,was elected to his former seat on March 10,2020. Neeley served two complete terms and one partial term on the Flint City Council between 2005 and 2014,prior to his tenure as Michigan Representative and was the Council's first African-American member to have come from Flint's Sixth Ward.
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.
The 2024 Wilmington mayoral election was held on Tuesday,November 5,2024,to elect the mayor of Wilmington,Delaware. Incumbent Democratic mayor Mike Purzycki was re-elected in 2020 in an unopposed general election,following a competitive primary. Purzycki announced on October 3,2023,that he would not seek a third term in office.
