Election Information - Town of Middletown, Delaware

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Middletown Election

   The annual Town Council Election is held the first Monday in March. This year's election will be held on Monday, March 5, 2012. Three Town Council member seats are up for election on the even years (this year) and the Mayor and three other Council seats are open on the odd years.

   To run for office, residents must be at least 18 years of age and have resided in the Town limits of Middletown for one year (two years to run for Mayor). Candidates must not have been convicted of a felony.

Click here to view this year's NOTICE OF ELECTION

Absentee Ballots
   Absentee ballots are available for the 2012 election. Those who will be out of Town on March 5 are welcome to file an affidavit for an absentee ballot. Absentee ballots will be mailed out to those who filed an affidavit starting on Feb. 14. Click on the link below to download and print the affidavit and instructions. Absentee ballots must be obtained before 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012. The ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. on March 5 to be counted in this election.

Absentee Ballot Affidavit and Instructions (Middletown) 


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2011 Election Results

The following are the votes cast for the Mayor & Council of Middletown Election held Monday, March 7, 2011. There were 509 voters (6 absentee).

For Mayor:
Kenneth L. Branner, Jr. -- 416

For Town Council (three seats):
Jason Faulkner -- 373
Robert Pierce -- 330
Charles Dixon -- 238

Mary Harris -- 153
Susan Mitchell -- 113
Valerie Jones-Rabb -- 109