Carleton Carey
Carleton Carey | |
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| Mayor of Dover, Delaware | |
| In office October 8, 2007 – April 28, 2014[1] | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Speed |
| Succeeded by | Robin Christiansen |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Blanche |
| Children | Carleton Carey, Jr., and David Carey |
| Residence | Dover, Delaware |
| Profession | Politician |
Carleton E. Carey Sr. (born 1943) is an American politician who served as the Mayor of Dover, Delaware, the capital of the U.S. state of Delaware, from 2007 to 2014.[1][2] Carey is Dover's third full-time mayor.[3]
Incumbent Dover Mayor, Stephen Speed, resigned from office on July 22, 2007, to become director of the aviation program at Delaware State University.[4] Dover was required by law to hold a special mayoral election within thirty to sixty days from Speed's resignation.[4] Carey, a city councilman, was elected Mayor of Dover in a nine-candidate, special election held on September 18, 2007.[2] He won the election with 959 votes, defeating his eight opponents.[5] Carey was sworn into office on Monday, October 8, 2007.[3]
Carey filed to run for a second, two-year term on December 17, 2009.[2] He won re-election to a second, two-year term on April 20, 2010.[6] Carey won the election with 1,507 votes, easily defeating his nearest opponents.[6] Former Delaware state Rep., Nancy H. Wagner, came in second with 863 votes, while former Dover city councilman, William H. Daisey, garnered 553 votes.[6]
Mayor Carey filed for re-election to a third term in January 2012.[7] Carey was unopposed in the election, since no other candidate filed to run against him by the January 31st mayoral deadline.[7] Carey's third term will be three-years long, as Dover transitions from two-year to three-year mayoral terms.[7] The election was held on April 17, 2012, and Carey retained his seat unopposed.[8][9] On April 28, 2014, Carey resigned as mayor.[1] Robin Christiansen succeeded Carey as mayor, having been elected in a special election on June 17, 2014.[10]
In 2015, Carey ran for mayor against incumbent Robin Christiansen and retired teacher George Gaudioso. Carey lost the election to Christiansen on April 21, 2015 with 622 votes, behind Christiansen's 1,390 votes.[11]
References
- ^ a b c "Carey to resign as Dover mayor April 28". Dover Post. 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2015-03-21.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dover Mayor Carleton Carey Unoppoed; Will Retain Seat". WGMD. 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-02-19.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Two Dover Council Members Retain Seats". WGMD. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2012-05-09.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Offredo, Jon (June 17, 2014). "Christiansen elected mayor of Dover". The News Journal. Wilmington, DE. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ Offredo, Jon (April 21, 2015). "Dover election: Mayor re-elected; 3 incumbents lose". The News Journal. Wilmington, DE. Retrieved August 28, 2018.