Carleton Carey
| Carleton Carey | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Dover, Delaware | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 8, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen Speed |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Nonpartisan |
| Spouse(s) | Blanche |
| Children | Carleton Carey, Jr., and David Carey |
| Residence | Dover, Delaware |
| Profession | Politician |
Carleton E. Carey Sr. (born ?) is an American politician who has served as the Mayor of Dover, Delaware, the capital of the U.S. state of Delaware, since 2007.[1] Carey is Dover's third full-time mayor.[2]
Incumbent Dover Mayor, Stephen Speed, resigned from office on July 22, 2007, to become director of the aviation program at Delaware State University.[3] Dover was required by law to hold a special mayoral election within thirty to sixty days from Speed's resignation.[3] Carey, a city councilman, was elected Mayor of Dover in a nine-candidate, special election held on September 18, 2007.[1] He won the election with 959 votes, defeating his eight opponents.[4] Carey was sworn into office on Monday, October 8, 2007.[2]
Carey filed to run for a second, two-year term on December 17, 2009.[1] He won re-election to a second, two-year term on April 20, 2010.[5] Carey won the election with 1,507 votes, easily defeating his nearest opponents.[5] Former Delaware state Rep., Nancy H. Wagner, came in second with 863 votes, while former Dover city councilman, William H. Daisey, garnered 553 votes.[5]
Mayor Carey filed for re-election to a third term in January 2012.[6] Carey was unopposed in the election, since no other candidate filed to run against him by the January 31st mayoral deadline.[6] Carey's third term will be three-years long, as Dover transitions from two-year to three-year mayoral terms.[6] The election was held on April 17, 2012, and Carey retained his seat unopposed.[7][8]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c "Carey files for re-election". Dover Post. 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ a b Merriweather, James (2007-10-09). "New Dover mayor sworn in to office". The News Journal. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ a b "Dover Mayor Resigning". WBOC-TV. 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ "Carey Elected Dover Mayor". WBOC-TV. 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ a b c "Carey files for re-election". WBOC-TV. 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ a b c Denison, Doug (2012-02-07). "Dover's Williams will seek re-election". The News Journal. Retrieved 2012-02-19. Text "newswell" ignored (help); Text "text" ignored (help); Text "s " ignored (help)
- ^ "Dover Mayor Carleton Carey Unoppoed; Will Retain Seat". WGMD. 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ "Two Dover Council Members Retain Seats". WGMD. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
