2024 Wilmington mayoral election

2024 Wilmington mayoral election
November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05)
 
Nominee John Carney
Party Democratic
Popular vote 24,191
Percentage 100.00%
Mayor before election

Mike Purzycki
Democratic

Elected mayor

John Carney
Democratic

The 2024 Wilmington mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, to elect the mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. Following Incumbent mayor Mike Purzycki's decision to not seek re-election, term limited Governor John Carney and former Wilmington treasurer Velda Jones-Potter ran for the Democratic nomination. Jones-Potter had previously challenged Purzycki's 2020 reelection bid. On September 10, 2024, Carney defeated in the primary Jones-Potter by 743 votes. Due to the dominance of the Delaware Democratic Party, no Republicans ran for the seat. Carney ran unopposed in the general election and received over 24 thousand votes. With his victory he became the first sitting governor ever to be elected mayor.

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