On March 19, 2024, the Delaware Department of Elections announced that the DE Presidential Primary election scheduled for April 2, 2024 will not be held, as only one candidate remains on each major party ticket. For more detailed information, please refer to their website: elections.delaware.gov.
The Department of Elections had originally made the announcement on March 12, but withdrew it because the General Assembly had to tweak the law first, changing the date needed to pass a law expanding the timeframe in which a candidate may withdraw from the presidential primary election. For the curious, the bill detail for SB 241 is available on the General Assembly website. This is a temporary bill that only affects Delaware law until the end of 2024.
The canceling of this unneeded primary election will save the state about 1.5 million dollars, according to the SB 241 bill summary.
Elections still to be held in Delaware in 2024
- School Board Elections statewide on May 14, 2024
- In-state Party Primaries on September 10, 2024
- General Election on November 5, 2024
In addition, municipal (city and town) elections are held at various times throughout the year, and several Delaware school referenda are scheduled in 2024.
