Wilmington mayoral election, 2012
Wilmington mayoral election, 2012
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The 2012 Wilmington mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. Incumbent mayor James Baker is ineligible to run again because of term limits.
Democratic Party primaries were held on September 11, 2012 and won by Dennis P. Williams.[1] Williams faced a write-in campaign from Kevin Melloy in the general election. Williams won the general election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Withdrew
Results
Democratic primary results
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Dennis P. Williams |
4,244 |
38.5 |
|
Democratic |
Kevin Kelley |
3,136 |
28.5 |
|
Democratic |
Bill Montgomery |
2,290 |
20.8 |
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Democratic |
Robert Bovell |
1,027 |
9.3 |
|
Democratic |
Scott Spencer |
317 |
2.9 |
| Total votes |
11,014 |
100 |
Republican primary
Candidates
Disqualified from ballot, running as write-in candidate
- Kevin Melloy, real estate agent[7][10]
Withdrew
- Mike Brown, City Councilman[11]
General election
Candidates
Results
References
- 1 2 3 4 Fowser, Mark (July 11, 2012). "Five Democrats, one Republican file for mayor of Wilmington". NewsWorks. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- 1 2 3 Fowser, Mark (February 27, 2012). "Candidate for mayor of Wilmington calls for new approaches in improving public safety". NewsWorks. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- 1 2 Gerace, Frank (January 27, 2012). "Montgomery kicks off campaign for Mayor of Wilmington". WDEL. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ↑ Min, Shirley (November 17, 2011). "Delaware State Representative running for Wilmington Mayor". NewsWorks. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Wilmington Nonprofit Director to Run for Mayor". Associated Press. WCAU. November 29, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Mayoral candidate withdraws from Wilmington race". Associated Press. RealClearPolitics. December 19, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- 1 2 Cherry, Amy (July 10, 2012). "Gatewood out, Republican in race for Wilmington Mayor". WDEL. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ↑ Gerace, Frank (June 12, 2012). "Pastor "D" drops out of Wilmington Mayor's race". WDEL. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ↑ "State Senator launches campaign for Wilmington mayor". NewsWorks. October 4, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ↑ Cherry, Amy (September 6, 2012). "GOP mayoral candidate scratched from ballot". WDEL. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ↑ Armstrong, Mellany (January 6, 2012). "Mike Brown drops out of race for Wilmington mayor". WDEL. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ↑ "State of Delaware General Election Official Results". State of Delaware. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
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