2020 Wilmington mayoral election

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2020 Wilmington mayoral election
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  2016 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)2024 
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Nominee Mike Purzycki
Party Democratic
Popular vote25,440 [1]
Percentage100%

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. [2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Purzycki (incumbent)6,13342.88%
Democratic Velda Jones-Potter 5,09435.62%
Democratic Justen Wright3,07521.50%
Total votes100.0%

General election

Candidates

Results

Wilmington mayoral election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Purzycki (incumbent)25,440100%
Total votes25,440 100%

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References

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