2012 Wilmington mayoral election

2012 Wilmington mayoral election

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Nominee Dennis P. Williams
Party Democratic
Popular vote 25,605
Percentage 100%

Mayor before election

James Baker
Democratic

Elected mayor

Dennis P. Williams
Democratic

The 2012 Wilmington mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. Incumbent mayor James Baker was ineligible to run again because of term limits.

Democratic Party primaries were held on September 11, 2012, and won by Dennis P. Williams.[1] Williams faced a write-in campaign from Kevin Melloy in the general election. Williams won the general election.

  1. ^ Fowser, Mark (July 11, 2012). "Five Democrats, one Republican file for mayor of Wilmington". NewsWorks. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2012.