Residents of Newark City Council District 3 (south-west Newark) will elect a councilperson on April 9, 2024. LWVNCC and UUFN will host a candidate forum on March 13, 2024 for the three candidates who have filed for the seat.

Update 3/13/2024 - full forum video has been posted here: 2024-03-13 LWVNCC/UUFN - Newark City Council District 3 Forum

March 13th LWV Candidate Forum

The League of Women Voters of New Castle County along with the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Newark (UUFN) will host a forum for Newark City Council District 3 candidates on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at 7:00 pm at UUFN's MacKinnon Hall, located at at 420 Willa Rd, Newark DE.  

The forum is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 6:30 pm. Members of the audience will be given cards on which to write questions for the moderator to pose to the candidates. An informal "Meet and Greet" for all candidates present will follow the program.

All qualified candidates have been invited to attend. At least two candidates must be present for the forum to proceed, and as of mid-February 2024 all three candidates have agreed to participate. The forum will be video recorded and available, in its entirety, afterward on the LWVNCC website (https://my.lwv.org/delaware/new-castle-county).

April 9th Election Information

The City of Newark has a scheduled election for Council Districts 3, 5 and 6 on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Any individual who is at least 18 years old and is registered to vote with the State of Delaware at a residence within the district boundaries is eligible to vote in Newark City Council elections. 

Districts 5 and 6, in the northern portion of the city, have a single candidate each: the incumbents Jason Lawhorn and Travis McDermott, respectively. Therefore these candidates will assume office automatically and no election will be held in district 5 or 6.

District 3 covers the south-west portion of Newark, as shown in this Newark City Council Election District map. Three candidates have filed for the District 3 seat: Jay Bancroft, Russell Zehnacker, and Bryan Horsey. District 3 polling places will be determined closer to the date of the election.

Additional information is available on the City of Newark Website: newarkde.gov/508/2024-District-Election-Information