Election Information – Town of Clayton, DE

Criteria to Run for An Elected Office

In order to be eligible to run for an elected office in the Town of Clayton, applicants must meet the following criteria:

Any person at least 21 years of age

Has not been convicted of a felony as that crime is designated by the State of Delaware for a period of 15 years immediately preceding his/her election

Be a bona fide domiciliary of the Town of Clayton

Nominations for the Council shall be filed at the Town Office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The deadline to file is Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 4:30 p.m.

Candidate Forms (required by the State)

Certification of Intention (Kent County) Complete on-line form from Kent County’s website and print a copy to submit with Candidate Registration Form. https://cfrs.elections.delaware.gov/Public/CertofIntentHelp

Voter Qualifications

In order to be eligible to vote:

Be a bona fide resident of the Town of Clayton
Be a citizen of the United States
Be at least 18 years of age
Identification and Proof of Residency is required

Election and Registration Dates

The Town of Clayton Election shall be held at the Clayton Town Hall on Tuesday,
April 29, 2025, between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Filing dates start on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, and closes on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 4:30 p.m.

Absentee Voter Information Eligibility

In order to be eligible to vote by absentee ballot, registered voters must meet one of the following criteria:

Sick, temporarily or permanently physically disabled
In public service of the U.S. or the State of Delaware
An eligible non-resident
Due to the nature of your business or occupation (this includes students and providing dependent care)
You are incarcerated
You are absent from the district while on vacation
Due to the tenents or teachings of your religion

Requests

Absentee ballots may be picked up at the Town Office no later than 12:00 noon of the day prior to the election. All ballots must be returned no later than the hour of closing of the polls on said municipal Election Day.

Mary Petro (302) 653-8068

Rodney Whalen (302) 423-9981

Wayne Stover (302) 242-9785

Kathy Tucker (302) 379-5726

Tara Tucker (302) 379-5726

Candidates

Election Results:

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ABOUT

The Town of Clayton is a State of Delaware municipality situated mostly within Kent County, with some parts of its incorporated area within New Castle County. With recent annexations, the Town is approximately 2 miles by 1 ½ miles in size. A larger unincorporated area south of Townsend, west of Smyrna and north of Hartly, Delaware is also referred to as Clayton, but is not served by the municipality.

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Town of Clayton

Hours of Operation: 8:00 – 4:30 M-F

414 Main Street
P.O. Box 1130
Clayton, DE 19938

Ph: (302) 653-8419

Fx: (302) 653-2017