2016 Wilmington mayoral election

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2016 Wilmington mayoral election
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  2012 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2020  
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Nominee Mike Purzycki Robert MartinSteven Washington
Party Democratic Republican Independent Party
Popular vote22,4092,9561,905
Percentage82.17%10.83%7.00%

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Precinct results
Purzycki:     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
     No votes

Mayor before election

Dennis P. Williams
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Mike Purzycki
Democratic

The 2016 Wilmington mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, to elect the mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. Incumbent mayor Dennis P. Williams ran for reelection to a second term, but was defeated in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2016, by Mike Purzycki, the former executive director of the Riverfront Development Corporation. [1] Purzycki defeated Republican Robert Martin and Delaware Independent Steven Washington in the general election. [2]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Purzycki 2,968 23.59
Democratic Eugene Young2,73421.78
Democratic Kevin Kelley2,55320.29
Democratic Dennis P. Williams (incumbent)1,75813.97
Democratic Theo Gregory1,31810.47
Democratic Norm Griffiths6325.02
Democratic Maria Cabrera3923.11
Democratic Bob Marshall2231.77
Total votes12,578 100

General election

Candidates

Results

Wilmington mayoral election, 2016 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Purzycki 22,409 82.17
Republican Robert Martin2,95610.83
Independent Party Steven Washington1,9057.00
Total votes27,272 100
Democratic hold

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