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2 candidates are tracked for Sussex County Council District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: John L. Rieley and Jill Hicks. Candidate information follows official Sussex County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Incumbent Republican John L. Rieley, the council vice president, and Democrat Jill Hicks meet on the November 3 ballot; neither faces a September primary. This race appears only on District 5 ballots.
John L. Rieley is Sussex County Council vice president and has represented District 5 since 2018, per the county's official council page. He is owner-operator of Rieley Farms near Millsboro, with prior careers in food-service management and financial planning, and is a former Georgetown Chamber of Commerce president.
2026 priorities
- Fiscal management, per his official county biography
- Environmental protection, per his official county biography
- Broadband expansion, per his official county biography
Jill Hicks is a former Wawa real-estate manager, co-founder and president of the Sussex Preservation Coalition, and a member of the county's land-use reform working group, per her campaign site.
2026 priorities
- Affordability, per her campaign site
- Smart land use and infrastructure pacing, per her campaign site
- Farmland preservation, per her campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-29.
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