Sussex School Districts Shine in Board Elections
A reader pointed out that I did not include any results from the Sussex districts last night. Full disclosure; I gave up refreshing the Dept of Elections page waiting for results to be tabulated and went to bed. Think it’s too much to ask that our 3 county state report election results identically across each county? All 3 sites posted Board election results in different locations and formats. That said.
School District residents in Sussex kicked it up a notch last night casting a total of 5,431 votes across 6 contested elections. Kent and New Castle County districts mustered 2,344 votes combined across 4 contested elections.
Results:
Cape Henlopen School District
Area “A” – Term: 7/1/16-6/30/18
Teresa C. Carey – 715 votes (45.6%)
Jessica A. Tyndall – 853 votes (54.4%)
Total votes: 1,568
At Large – Term 7/1/16-6/30/21
M. Camilla Conlon – 515 votes (31.0%)
Janis P. Hanwell – 669 votes (40.3%)
Heather Ingerski – 476 votes (28.7%)
Total votes: 1,660
District total votes cast: 3,228
Delmar School District
Term: 7/1/16-6/30/21
Farrah Dawn Morelli – 203 votes (69.3%) ◊
Andrew M. Rementer – 90 votes (30.7%)
Total votes: 293
Laurel School District
Term: 7/1/16-6/30/21
John H. Bowden – 115 votes (12.4%)
Shane E. McCarty – 516 votes (55.8%)
Patrick E. Vanderslice – 294 votes (31.8%) ◊
Total votes: 925
Seaford School District
Term: 7/1/16-6/30/21
Dianne M. Abrams – 142 votes (47.0%)
Kimberly Hopkins – 160 votes (53.0%)
Total votes: 302 (Delaware’s area code! Coincidence? Probably)
Woodbridge School District
Term: 7/1/16-6/30/21
John C. Barr – 453 votes (66.3%) ◊
Alberta R. Smith – 230 votes (33.7%)
Total votes: 683
◊ denotes incumbent
Tags: Cape Henlopen, Delmar, Laurel, School Board Elections, Seaford, Sussex County, Woodbridge
Am I missing something? District total vote exceeds the total for the two contests posted for Cape Henlpen.
Yes MW, you’re missing the part where I put the total votes cast in Sussex County as the total votes cast in Cape Henlopen alone. Fixed. (thanks for catching that)
All of which goes to show, that if you spend your life watching corn grow or chickens gain ounces, you tend to be more willing to be informed and go out and vote more.
Plus, in hindsight…. don’t they count slower down there???
The districts are smaller and more personal. Many school board members and candidates are also active in their communities and as a result are able to generate a larger turnout.
Cape is as good or better than any other school district in the state. Living down here watching the waves beats looking at asphalt, plastic and nuclear power plants up state
I must live in another Sussex County. I don’t see any corn or chicken around here and I have never met any of the people who were seeking election in the Cape school district. I had to ask people I know who are involved in the schools for opinions on these candidates. I did see signs for many of them, but (and listen candidates) signs don’t vote and I don’t choose who to vote for because I see a nice sign with a name on it.