2012 Wilmington mayoral election

none September 2023 2012 Wilmington mayoral election Wilmington, Delaware presidential no 2008 Wilmington mayoral election 2008 2016 Wilmington mayoral election 2016 2012 11 6 File:Dennis P. Williams 2014 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Dennis P. Williams Democratic Party (United States) 25,605 100% Mayor James Baker Democratic Party (United States) Dennis P. Williams Democratic Party (United States) The 2012 Wilmington mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the mayor of Wilmington, Delaware, United States. 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.http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//delaware/41296-five-democrats-one-republican-file-for-mayor-of-wilmington Five Democrats, one Republican file for mayor of Wilmington July 11, 2012 September 7, 2012 NewsWorks Mark Fowser https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122325/http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//delaware/41296-five-democrats-one-republican-file-for-mayor-of-wilmington March 4, 2016 dead Williams faced a write-in campaign from Kevin Melloy in the general election. Williams won the general election. Democratic primary Candidates Robert Bovell, bail bondsmanhttp://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//delaware/34570-candidate-for-mayor-of-wilmington-calls-for-new-approaches-in-improving-public-safety Candidate for mayor of Wilmington calls for new approaches in improving public safety February 27, 2012 September 7, 2012 NewsWorks Mark Fowser https://web.archive.org/web/20160305070627/http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//delaware/34570-candidate-for-mayor-of-wilmington-calls-for-new-approaches-in-improving-public-safety March 5, 2016 dead Kevin Kelley, City Councilman Bill Montgomery, chief of staff to Mayor Bakerhttp://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=40444 Montgomery kicks off campaign for Mayor of Wilmington January 27, 2012 September 7, 2012 WDEL Frank Gerace Scott Spencer, transportation consultant Dennis P. Williams, state Representative for the 1st districthttp://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//delaware-feature/30050-delaware-state-representative-running-for-wilmington-mayor Delaware State Representative running for Wilmington Mayor November 17, 2011 September 7, 2012 NewsWorks Shirley Min https://web.archive.org/web/20160203195706/http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//delaware-feature/30050-delaware-state-representative-running-for-wilmington-mayor February 3, 2016 dead mdy-all Withdrew Paul Calistro, Jr., nonprofit directorhttp://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Wilmington-Nonprofit-Director-Paul-Calistro-Jr-to-Run-for-Mayor-134665918.html Wilmington Nonprofit Director to Run for Mayor November 29, 2011 September 7, 2012 Associated Press WCAU Selara Gatewoodhttp://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=44135 Gatewood out, Republican in race for Wilmington Mayor July 10, 2012 September 7, 2012 WDEL Amy Cherry Derrick Johnson, pastorhttp://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=43424 Pastor "D" drops out of Wilmington Mayor's race June 12, 2012 September 7, 2012 WDEL Frank Gerace Robert Marshall, state Senator for the 3rd districthttp://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/6161-state-senator-launches-campaign-for-wilmington-mayor State Senator launches campaign for Wilmington mayor October 4, 2010 September 7, 2012 NewsWorks https://web.archive.org/web/20121031223023/http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/6161-state-senator-launches-campaign-for-wilmington-mayor October 31, 2012 dead Results Democratic primary results Dennis P. Williams Democratic Party (United States) 4,244 38.5 Kevin Kelley Democratic Party (United States) 3,136 28.5 Bill Montgomery Democratic Party (United States) 2,290 20.8 Robert Bovell Democratic Party (United States) 1,027 9.3 Scott Spencer Democratic Party (United States) 317 2.9 11,014 100 Republican primary Candidates Disqualified from ballot, running as write-in candidate Kevin Melloy, real estate agenthttp://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=45397 GOP mayoral candidate scratched from ballot September 6, 2012 September 7, 2012 WDEL Amy Cherry Withdrew Mike Brown, City Councilmanhttp://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=39974 Mike Brown drops out of race for Wilmington mayor January 6, 2012 September 7, 2012 WDEL Mellany Armstrong General election Candidates Dennis P. Williams (D), state Representative for the 1st district Results Wilmington mayoral election, 2012http://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/election.shtml https://archive.today/20120530164015/http://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/election.shtml dead May 30, 2012 State of Delaware General Election Official Results State of Delaware November 7, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Dennis P. Williams 25,605 100 Democratic Party (United States) References External links Robert Bovell for Mayor Kevin Kelley for Mayor Bill Montgomery for Mayor Scott Spencer for Mayor Dennis Williams for Mayor Wilmington Mayor Wilmington Elections Mayor 2012 Category:Mayoral elections in Wilmington, Delaware Category:Single-candidate elections in the United States