Two Democrats meet in the September 15 closed primary and no Republican filed, so the primary effectively decides the office; the winner appears alone on the November 3 ballot. Candidates are from the Delaware Department of Elections certified filing lists.
Michael E. Kozikowski, Sr. · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Michael E. Kozikowski, Sr. has been New Castle County Recorder of Deeds since 2002, per the county's official directory. A lifelong Wilmington resident and former union ironworker, he is a Wilmington University graduate, per his campaign site.
Priorities: AlertMe deed-fraud alerts for property owners · An HOA document portal · Transfer-on-Death deeds (per the campaign site)
David Tackett is a sitting New Castle County councilman for District 11 and an Amtrak employee since 1991, per the county's official council roster and his campaign site. He is a former county Planning Board member and past president of IAM Local 1284.
Incumbent Ciro Poppiti is the only candidate who filed; unopposed candidates appear on Delaware's November 3 ballot. From the Delaware Department of Elections certified filing lists.
Ciro Poppiti · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Ciro Poppiti III has been New Castle County Register of Wills since 2010, per the county's official office page. He is an attorney, a Wilmington University adjunct instructor, and a major in the Delaware Army National Guard.
Incumbent Scott Phillips is the only candidate who filed; unopposed candidates appear on Delaware's November 3 ballot. From the Delaware Department of Elections certified filing lists.
Scott Phillips · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Scott Phillips has been New Castle County Sheriff since 2019, per the county's official biography page. A former New Castle County police officer and deputy since 2006, he founded the Police Athletic League of Delaware.
Incumbent Brandon Toole is the only candidate who filed; unopposed candidates appear on Delaware's November 3 ballot. This race appears only on District 1 ballots.
Brandon Toole · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Brandon Toole is the sitting District 1 councilman, per the county's official council roster. He is an educator, a Delaware Army National Guard veteran, and holds an Ed.D. from Delaware State University.
Incumbent Democrat Dee Durham and Republican Jamie Collins meet on the November 3 ballot; neither faces a September primary. This race appears only on District 2 ballots.
Dee Durham · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Dee Durham has represented District 2 on the New Castle County Council since 2018, per the county's official council roster. She is a former executive director of Preservation Delaware and co-founder of Plastic Free Delaware.
Priorities: Smart growth · Public safety · Sustainability (per the campaign site)
Jamie Collins is the Republican candidate for New Castle County Council District 2, per the Delaware Department of Elections certified filing list. No working campaign site or verifiable biography could be found from an official source, so this profile is deliberately short.
An open seat: sitting councilwoman Janet Kilpatrick is not running. Two Democrats meet in the September 15 closed primary and the winner faces Republican Melissa S. Brayman on November 3. This race appears only on District 3 ballots.
Kira Alejandro · Democratic▾
Kira Alejandro is a barista and founder of the Yorklyn Community Association, per her campaign site. She has pledged not to take developer contributions.
Priorities: Protect open space, per her campaign site · A moratorium on hyperscale data centers, per Spotlight Delaware's primary coverage · Development without developer money in politics, per her campaign site
Kyle R. Grantham is an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker and photojournalist who has worked in the New Castle County Executive's office for most of the past decade, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Forward-looking data-center regulation, per Spotlight Delaware's primary coverage · Closing the county budget deficit, per his campaign site · Government transparency, per his campaign site
Melissa S. Brayman is director of administration and finance at the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, per her campaign site. Born in Costa Rica, she is a University of Delaware graduate.
Priorities: Responsible county spending · Public safety · Balanced growth (per the campaign site)
An open seat: sitting councilman Penrose Hollins is not running. Three Democrats meet in the September 15 closed primary and no Republican filed, so the primary effectively decides the seat. This race appears only on District 4 ballots.
Helena M. Creamer · Democratic▾
Helena M. Creamer is a City of Wilmington revenue manager with more than 30 years in government service, per her campaign site.
Curtis Dauntell Linton is business manager of Laborers Local 199 and a vice president of the Delaware AFL-CIO, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Union jobs and workforce development, per his campaign site · Case-by-case review of data-center projects rather than a blanket moratorium, per Spotlight Delaware's primary coverage
Two Democrats meet in the September 15 closed primary and no Republican filed, so the primary effectively decides the seat. This race appears only on District 5 ballots.
Valerie George · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Valerie George is the sitting District 5 councilwoman with 16 years serving the county, per the county's official council roster and her campaign site.
Priorities: A universal design code · Senior services · The Newark Free Library (per the official council page)
Syam Kosigi is an information-technology professional and a roughly 20-year Newark resident who serves on the Christina School District's budget oversight committee, per his campaign site.
Priorities: A moratorium on hyperscale data centers, per Spotlight Delaware's primary coverage · School-district fiscal oversight experience applied to the county budget, per his campaign site
Incumbent Democrat David Carter and Republican Alison T. Gibbs meet on the November 3 ballot; neither faces a September primary. This race appears only on District 6 ballots.
David Carter · DemocraticIncumbent▾
David Carter has represented District 6 on the New Castle County Council since 2018, per the county's official council roster. He spent his career at Delaware's environmental agency and holds a public-policy doctorate from the University of Delaware.
Priorities: Property reassessment fairness · Data-center regulations he authored on council (per the campaign site)
Alison T. Gibbs is a data and systems engineering professional working in governance, risk and compliance, per her campaign site. She was born in Jamaica.
Priorities: Libraries and youth programs · Managing data-center impacts · Accurate property assessments (per the campaign site)
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