Jeff Heiser and Peter Buas emerged as the winners of Ocean City's 2026 municipal special election with Heiser receiving 664 votes and Buas with 623, securing the two council seats.
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The Town of Ocean City has announced details for its rescheduled municipal special election. It will be held on Friday, May 8, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center’s Dockside Exhibit Hall.
The Town of Ocean City will hold a municipal special election on Tuesday, April 21, to fill a vacant council seat following Tony DeLuca’s resignation earlier this year.
Ocean City will hold a special election on April 21 to fill the vacant council seat left by Tony DeLuca’s resignation.
Voters in the Laurel School District turned down a proposed operating tax increase during a special election held Feb. 9. The proposal asked voters to authorize the district to levy an additional $0.0742 per $100 of assessed property value.
A new bipartisan bill introduced Thursday would overhaul how Delaware fills vacant seats in the General Assembly, shifting power from political parties to voters by requiring primary elections in special elections.
Taking a look at the top stories across Delmarva this week.
Special elections, marijuana sales, road construction, and more, it was another busy week on Delmarva. This is your Week In Review.
Delaware Election Commissioner Michael Albence responded to Republican inquiries regarding absentee ballots and an election officer incident. Absentee ballot procedures were followed, and efforts to improve election officer training were highlighted, despite recent law changes.
The Delaware Republican Party is raising concerns over blank ballots in the Aug. 5 special election for State House District 20, pointing to an unusually high number of absentee ballots returned with no vote recorded.