One of the upsets of the night was challenger Trinidad Navarro’s defeat of 30-year incumbent Sheriff Mike Walsh. We’ve reported several times that Walsh seemed to take the challenge as a personal insult. I guess we’re not going to see a kiss-and-make-up in this race.
Walsh, 72, has held the office since 1980, overseeing the distribution of court papers and administering real estate sales on foreclosures homes. He said he blames himself for the loss.
“My honest feeling is that I have severely let down the sheriff’s office, and I’ve let down the people of New Castle County to let the job of sheriff fall into his hands,” Walsh said. “I am ashamed of myself for allowing it to happen, although I worked hard.”
Classy!