2012 mayoral election in Delaware
2012 Wilmington mayoral election
Nominee
Dennis P. Williams
Party
Democratic
Popular vote
25,605
Percentage
100%
Mayor before election
James Baker
Democratic
Elected Mayor
Dennis P. Williams
Democratic
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.
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 [ ]
Robert Bovell, bail bondsman[2]
Kevin Kelley, City Councilman[1] [2]
Bill Montgomery, chief of staff to Mayor Baker[3]
Scott Spencer, transportation consultant[3]
Dennis P. Williams , state Representative for the 1st district[4]
Withdrew [ ]
Paul Calistro, Jr., nonprofit director[5] [6]
Selara Gatewood[1] [7]
Derrick Johnson, pastor[2] [8]
Robert Marshall, state Senator for the 3rd district[1] [9]
Results [ ]
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 [ ]
Dennis P. Williams (D), state Representative for the 1st district
Results [ ]
References [ ]
^ a b c d Fowser, Mark (July 11, 2012). "Five Democrats, one Republican file for mayor of Wilmington" . NewsWorks . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2012 .
^ a b c Fowser, Mark (February 27, 2012). "Candidate for mayor of Wilmington calls for new approaches in improving public safety" . NewsWorks . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2012 .
^ a b 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 . Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. 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 .
^ a b 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. Archived from the original on October 31, 2012. 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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