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elections.delaware.gov is the record. No invented vote totals.
Dates below are from the Department of Elections primary page, fetched August 19, 2026. We are not calling races.
Last day to register if you are not yet registered and want to vote in the primary. Uniformed and overseas citizens who are not yet registered must register by August 31.
September 2–5, 7 a.m.–7 p.m. No early voting September 6–7 (Labor Day). September 8, 7 a.m.–7 p.m. September 9–13, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.
Polls 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Absentee ballots must be received by 8 p.m. Last day to request a mailed absentee ballot: Friday, September 11.
Primary page: elections.delaware.gov/elections/primary/primary.html · Calendar: 2026 Election Calendar PDF · Portal: ivote.de.gov
AVR (DMV auto-registered) voters who have not already chosen a party may designate Democratic or Republican through Primary Day. The state says 2026 is the last election with that AVR exception.
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elections.delaware.gov/locations.html
The only live editorial product is the 2026 Voter Guide. Homepage Edition I teasers remain labeled not yet published. This politics desk is a public-record briefing, not a new reported story.
Secondary outlets have reported an August 8 municipal result and a September 18 swearing-in. We do not have an official city canvass or minutes on disk. We will not print a winner, a percentage, or a first-in-decades claim until the city record is in hand.
rehobothbeachde.gov (official city) · state portal ivote.de.gov