The 2024 Wilmington mayoral election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, to elect the mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. Incumbent Democratic mayor Mike Purzycki was re-elected in 2020 in an unopposed general election, following a competitive primary. Purzycki announced on October 3, 2023, that he would not seek a third term in office.
Incumbent Democratic governorJohn Carney and former Delaware state and Wilmington city treasurer Velda Jones-Potter ran for the Democratic nomination. On September 10, 2024, Carney defeated Jones-Potter by 743 votes.
Since no other party registered a nominee, Carney is the de facto mayor-elect of Wilmington.
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