Lisa Blunt Rochester seems to be on her way to Congress as the state Labor Secretary took a commanding lead in a crowded field in Delaware’s September primary.
Meanwhile, Wilmington Mayor Dennis Williams appeared to be on his way to defeat.
Riverfront director Michael Purzycki took a late lead over Kein Kelley and Eugene Young in the three-way race for Wilmington mayor.
With 89 percent of all precincts reporting, Lisa Blunt Rochester blew out the rest of the field in the race for Congress. The state Secretary of Labor got a boost with an endorsement from Emily’s List an organization that works to elect female candidates.
In a bitterly contested race for County Executive challenger Matt Meyer held a narrow, but growing lead over incumbent Tom Gordon and in a potentially stunning development, Karen Hartley-Nagle held a substantial lead over long-time council member and Gordon ally, Penrose Hollins.
In the Democratic race for Insurance Commission, New Castle County Sheriff Trinidad Navarro was leading incumbent Karen Weldin-Stewart by a substantial margin.
In the race for lieutenant governor,]State Sen. Bethany Hall-Long began to pull away from the rest of a crowded field.
State Sen, Colin Bonin emerged with a big lead in the Republican race or governor over retired State Trooper Lacey Lafferty.
Click on the link below for the latest election results. In Delaware’s all-electronic system, results come in quickly.
http://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/election.shtml
