2020 Wilmington mayoral election

The 2020 Wilmington mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, to elect the mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. Incumbent mayor Mike Purzycki won re-election to a second term. Mike Purzycki first won election in 2016 with 82.2% of the vote.

2020 Wilmington mayoral election

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Nominee Mike Purzycki Party Democratic Popular vote 25,440 Percentage 100%

Mayor before election Mike Purzycki Democratic Elected mayor Mike Purzycki Democratic

Purzycki faced a competitive primary, winning the Democratic nomination by a 7.26% margin, a difference of 1,019 votes. Purzycki won 100% of the vote in the general election as he was the only candidate on the ballot.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Purzycki, incumbent mayor^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Velda Jones-Potter, Wilmington city treasurer^[3]
• Justen Wright, former Wilmington city councilman^[4]

Declined

• Dennis P. Williams, former mayor

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Purzycki (incumbent)	6,133	42.88%
	Democratic	Velda Jones-Potter	5,094	35.62%
	Democratic	Justen Wright	3,075	21.50%
Total votes				100.0%

General election

Candidates

• Mike Purzycki (Democratic), incumbent mayor

Results

Wilmington mayoral election, 2020^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Purzycki (incumbent)	25,440	100%
Total votes			25,440	100%