Election Season · Primary September 15 · Open the 2026 Sussex Voter Guide →
Wed · August 19 · 2026 ● Sussex County, DE
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Passed · Saturday, August 22

Registration for the Sept. 15 primary closed August 22.

If you were already on the Delaware roll, you vote Tuesday, September 15.

Delaware primary · remaining clocks

Four dates. One of them has already passed.

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Aug 22 · Passed
Aug 22

Registration closed. Do not register for this primary if you were not already on the roll.

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Still open · UOCAVA
Aug 31

Uniformed and overseas, not yet registered — register by August 31.

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Early voting
Sep 2

Early voting starts. Hours vary; Labor Day weekend is dark.

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Primary day
Sep 15

Primary day. Polls 7 a.m.–8 p.m.

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Closed primary · already on the roll

Tuesday, September 15, if you were already registered.

Delaware runs a closed primary. Only Democrats vote in the Democratic primary. Only Republicans vote in the Republican primary. The party-change deadline was Friday, May 29, 2026 — that date has passed.

Early voting: Sept. 2–5, 7 a.m.–7 p.m. No early voting Sept. 6–7. Sept. 8, 7 a.m.–7 p.m. Sept. 9–13, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Request a mailed absentee ballot by Friday, September 11. The department issues them through Monday, September 14 at noon. Ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Primary Day.

This page does not tell unregistered civilians to register for this primary. No candidate calls. No race-by-race picks.

Sussex County office

119 N. Race St, Georgetown · 302-856-5367
Department of Elections locations page, recrawled Aug 26.

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