Municipal Election - City of Newark

Municipal Election - City of Newark

Location

Absentee Voting Encouraged
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Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - 7:00am to Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - 7:45pm

Update: due to a candidate withdrawal on 3/26, there are no more contested seats for Newark City Council, and the City of Newark election scheduled for April 13, 2021 has been canceled.

2021 City Election for Newark, DE

There will be an election on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 for Newark City council. Districts 1, 2 and 4 have open seats.In Districts 1 and 4, only one candidate filed for office, so no election will take place in those districts. Only District 2 will have an actual election in 2021. A map of city election disticts can be found here at Newark's arcgis maps page.

Polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m on April 13th. The physical polling place for this election is as follows:

    • District 2 - Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Station #8, 410 Ogletown Road

However, the City of Newark strongly encourages City residents to vote via absentee ballot for the April 13, 2021 Council election due to COVID-19 considerations. Absentee ballot affidavits and a cover letter detailing instructions will be mailed to every registered voter in districts with an election after the February 8, 2021 filing deadline. The final deadline for returning completed affidavits is Friday, April 9, 2021. All completed absentee ballots must be returned to the City Secretary’s Office no later than 8:00 p.m. the day of the election.

City residents (within the corporate limits of the City of Newark) who are at least 18 years old and are registered to vote with the State of Delaware are eligible to vote in this election. You may register to vote through the State Department of Elections online voter portal, ivote.de.gov.

More information can be found on the City of Newark Election site.

Candidate Information

The following candidate has filed for the office of District 1 Council member for a two-year term: 
    • James Horning
The following candidates have filed for the office of District 2 Council member for a two-year term:
    • Sharon Hughes
    • Brenden Moore  (withdrawn 3/26/2021)
The following candidate has filed for the office of District 4 Council member for a two-year term: 
    • Dwendolyn Creecy
As only one candidate has filed in Districts 1 and 4, James Horning and Dwendolyn Creecy will be declared the winners in Districts 1 and 4 respectively by the Election Board and sworn in to office at the April 22, 2021 Council organization meeting.
 

The League of Women Voters of New Castle County plans to publish Newark candidate profiles on the VOTE411.org voter guide by Monday, March 22, 2021.