District 20 votes to fill vacant House seat
Election day is here for District 20 residents to elect a new representative.
Democrat Alonna Berry and Republican Nikki Miller are vying for the seat held by Rep. Stell Parker Selby, D-Milton, before her resignation days before the end of the session, which she never attended.
The district covers Lewes, Milton, and parts of Harbeson and Georgetown.
The winner will hold the seat until the 2026 election. Both candidates have already filed to run in the 2026 election, along with Democrat Ruby Schaeffer.
Election day is Tuesday, Aug. 5, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at:
- Milton Elementary School, 512 Federal St., Milton
- Mariner Middle School, 16391 Harbeson Road, Milton
- H.O. Brittingham School, 402 Mulberry St., Milton
- The Crossing, 15183 Coastal Highway, Milton
- Sussex Consortium, 17344 Sweetbriar Road, Lewes
- Frederick Thomas Middle School, 910 Sussex Drive, Lewes
- Lewes Public Library, 111 Adams Ave., Lewes
- Lewes Elementary School, 820 Savannah Road, Lewes.
Melissa Steele is a staff writer covering the state Legislature, government and police. Her newspaper career spans more than 30 years and includes working for the Delaware State News, Burlington County Times, The News Journal, Dover Post and Milford Beacon before coming to the Cape Gazette in 2012. Her work has received numerous awards, most notably a Pulitzer Prize-adjudicated investigative piece, and a runner-up for the MDDC James S. Keat Freedom of Information Award.
