2016 Wilmington mayoral election

The 2016 Wilmington mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, to elect the mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. Incumbent mayor Dennis P. Williams ran for reelection to a second term, but was defeated in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2016, by Mike Purzycki, the former executive director of the Riverfront Development Corporation.^[1] Purzycki defeated Republican Robert Martin and Delaware Independent Steven Washington in the general election.^[2]

2016 Wilmington mayoral election

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Nominee Mike Purzycki Robert Martin Steven Washington Party Democratic Republican Independent Party Popular vote 22,409 2,956 1,905 Percentage 82.17% 10.83% 7.00%

Precinct results Purzycki:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      No votes

Mayor before election Dennis P. Williams Democratic Elected mayor Mike Purzycki Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Maria Cabrera^[1]
• Theo Gregory^[1]
• Norm Griffiths^[1]
• Kevin Kelley, City Councilman^[1]
• Bob Marshall^[1]
• Mike Purzycki, former executive director of the Riverfront Development Corporation^[1]
• Dennis P. Williams, incumbent mayor^[1]
• Eugene Young, advocacy director for the Delaware Center for Justice^[1]

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Purzycki	2,968	23.59
	Democratic	Eugene Young	2,734	21.78
	Democratic	Kevin Kelley	2,553	20.29
	Democratic	Dennis P. Williams (incumbent)	1,758	13.97
	Democratic	Theo Gregory	1,318	10.47
	Democratic	Norm Griffiths	632	5.02
	Democratic	Maria Cabrera	392	3.11
	Democratic	Bob Marshall	223	1.77
Total votes			12,578	100

General election

Candidates

• Robert Martin (R), real estate professional^[2]
• Gerald Patterson (L), minister and entrepreneur (died August 31, 2016, and removed from ballot)^[4]
• Mike Purzycki (D), former executive director of the Riverfront Development Corporation^[2]
• Steven Washington (IPoD), teacher^[2]

Results

Wilmington mayoral election, 2016^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Purzycki	22,409	82.17
	Republican	Robert Martin	2,956	10.83
	Independent Party	Steven Washington	1,905	7.00
Total votes			27,272	100
	Democratic hold