Election 2026
ELECTION BOARD JUDGES
Pat Weisgerber, 148 Anchorage Drive
Ingrid Moore, 309 W. 6th Street
Sandra Roberts, 107 Canal Drive
Alternate: John Stefani, 6 N. 3rd Street
ELECTION BOARD OFFICERS
Ann Baker, 101 Canal Drive
Carolyn Bell, 307 W. 7th Street
Stephanie Bunoski, 417 Victoria Drive
| Posted 3/24/2026 |
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NOTICE TOWN OF SOUTH BETHANY 2026 ELECTION CANCELLED
The Town of South Bethany Election, which would have been scheduled for May 9, 2026, has been cancelled. There are three seats open for Council Members for two-year terms and one seat for Mayor for a two-year term. The seat for Mayor and three seats for Council members were filled by unopposed candidates. Only two of the three seats for Council were filled by two unopposed candidates. All were qualified by the Board of Elections. The following are declared elected by the South Bethany Board of Elections: Mayor – Edith Dondero Council Members – Steven Gallagher and Robert Shields The Town of South Bethany will swear in the three candidates at the Town Council Organizational Meeting to be held at a later date, which will be posted.
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| Posted 2/27/2026 |
TOWN OF SOUTH BETHANY
NOTICE OF SOLICITATION OF CANDIDATES
Charter §6 Municipal Elections
The South Bethany 2026 Election will be held at Town Hall, 402 Evergreen Road, South Bethany, Delaware, on Saturday, May 9, 2026, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Positions Open:
One (1) Mayor and three (3) Town Council Members shall be elected. All seats are a two-year term, to begin when sworn in at the Town Organizational Meeting in May.
Applications for Candidacy are available beginning February 27, 2026, and must be filed by close of business at 4:00 p.m. on March 19, 2026. Applications are available at Town Hall, via e-mail to townhall@southbethany.org, or by calling (302) 539-3653.
Qualifications of Candidates:
Pursuant to the Town Charter:
6.5.1 Candidates for Town Council Member or Mayor shall have been a qualified voter of the Town for at least one (1) year prior to the date of election and meet the following requirements:
(a) Attained twenty-one (21) years of age
(b) A citizen of the United States
(c) Registered under the Town’s voter registration ordinance (if one is in effect)
(d) Has not been convicted of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude.
6.5.2 Additional Qualifications for Mayor. A candidate for Mayor shall qualify as a “Resident”* of the Town, pursuant to Charter §C-6C at the time of the election. The Mayor shall remain a resident* of the Town of South Bethany throughout his/her term of office.
6.5.3 At least four members of the seven members of Town Council shall qualify as “Residents”* of the Town, pursuant to Charter §6.31(d)(2) and shall maintain the status of “Resident” throughout their term.
6.5.4 The term of office for each member of the Town Council shall be two (2) years, and no person shall serve more than three (3) consecutive terms as Mayor, effective with terms beginning on or after the Election.
* A “Resident” of the Town is defined by Town Charter as:
Resident. A resident of the Town shall mean any natural person who has been physically residing within the Town corporate limits for at least thirty (30) days prior to any scheduled Town election, and who maintains residency within the Town on the date of election.
Town Council (3 vacancies). The Town Charter provides that at least four of the seven members of the Town Council (including the Mayor) must be residents of the Town, but all may be residents of the Town.
Based upon the current composition of Town Council, and the mayor’s residency requirement, one (1) of the three (3) Council seats up for election this year must be a Resident and two (2) may be filled by either a Resident or a Nonresident property owner. Candidates for Mayor must qualify as a “Resident” of the Town. Each Council member shall continue, throughout his/her term of office, to maintain his or her residency status as described above.
