Wilmington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina,the first Swedish settlement in North America. It lies at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek,near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. Wilmington was named by Proprietor Thomas Penn after his friend Spencer Compton,Earl of Wilmington,who was prime minister during the reign of George II of Great Britain.
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.
Russell Wilbur Peterson was an American scientist and politician from Wilmington,Delaware. He served as Governor of Delaware as a member of the Republican Party. An influential environmentalist,he served as chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality and president of the National Audubon Society.
James Caleb Boggs was an American lawyer and politician from Claymont,Delaware. A liberal Republican,he was commonly known by his middle name,Caleb,frequently shortened to Cale.
Delaware has three county boards of election which are charged with the calculation and certification of election results,election dispute resolution,validation of qualified voter rolls and of materials used during elections,such as voting machines. Delaware also has a State Election Commissioner who is appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Delaware Senate.
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.
Joseph Purzycki is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Delaware State University in Dover,Delaware from 1981 to 1984 and James Madison University in Harrisonburg,Virginia from 1985 to 1990,compiling a career college football coaching record of 55–51–3. Purzycki played college football at the University of Delaware and was later an assistant coach at his alma mater,where he learned the Wing T offense from head coach Tubby Raymond. When Purzycki was hired as the head football coach at Delaware State in January 1981,he became the first white man appointed to that role for the historically black school. Many students and players had expected Delaware State to hire Billy Joe,an African American who had played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) and was then an assistant coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Some students and players protested Purzycki's hiring.
Dennis P. Williams is an American politician who served as the Mayor of Wilmington,Delaware,from 2013 to 2017. He previously served in the Delaware House of Representatives from 1995 to 2013 in a district based in northern Wilmington. He won the mayoral election for the city of Wilmington on November 6,2012. Williams ran for a second term as mayor in 2016,but lost in the primary to Mike Purzycki,who succeeded him as mayor.
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.
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.
Sarah Elizabeth "Tizzy" Lockman is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. She serves in the Delaware Senate representing District 3,which covers parts of Wilmington,including the downtown and Riverfront areas.
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.
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha is an American politician and poet. He is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives,representing District 1. He is also the current Poet Laureate of Delaware,along with his twin brother,Al Mills.
Mick Purzycki is an American internet entrepreneur and the CEO of Jerry Media. He is the co-creator and Emmy nominated producer of the 2019 Netflix documentary Fyre,in which he also appears. He is the founder and lead strategist for Meme 2020,an issue based political marketing company that launched the first influencer marketing campaign in presidential political history when collaborating with the Michael Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaign. Purzycki is also the founder of Jerry News,Civil Jewelry,Meme Media and Biff's Crush.
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.
This is a list of George Floyd protests in Delaware,United States.
Mayoral elections in Irvine,California,are held every two years.
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.
