GOP chooses Miller to run in 20th District special election

Sussex County Republicans have chosen Nikki Miller to run as a Republican candidate for the upcoming special election to fill the seat recently vacated by Rep. Stell Parker Selby in the 20th District. Miller had already filed to run as a Republican in the 2026 election for the seat.

Parker Selby was absent the entire legislative session and officially resigned June 24. By law, the speaker of the House has 10 days to contact the Department of Elections to ask for a special election, but an election date has yet to be announced.

Miller said traffic issues and safety solutions are a key priorities for her campaign. 

“People are just flying. Two-lane roads are becoming highways, and Route 1 is becoming an interstate,” she said. 

She said she also intends to be readily available to constituents and their concerns. “I have a 24 hour professional rule. I’m going to get back to you in 24 hours, even if I don’t have the answer,” she said. “Sometimes it is that I don’t have the answer, but I will get you the answer.”

Miller noted a responsive representative has been absent in the 20th District, an issue many constituents felt as they reached to other representatives for answers.

An educator with experience in public leadership, Miller was principal of Cape Henlopen High School and now works as the supervisor of instruction for Seaford School District. She also is an adjunct professor for Wilmington University.

She said her experience as a classroom teacher up to the school district level has given her a birds eye perspective of Delaware’s public school system.

Miller said she has built upon the team that helped her come within 245 votes shy of the 2024 race against Parker Selby, recently hiring a volunteer coordinator and an absentee voting coordinator.

“We’re ready. We were waiting for this and we’re ready to go,” she said.

The Sussex County GOP sent out a call for candidates June 24 inviting anyone interested in running for the special election to submit a resume and letter of intent by June 30. Daniel Willis, chairman of the Sussex County Republican Party, said one other person applied and was interviewed. “We wanted this to be a transparent process,” he said.

Miller said she invites residents of the 20th District to join a campaign focused on progress over politics, and real solutions for real problems. For more information, go to nikkimillerforde.com or follow her @nikkimillerforde on social media.follow @nikkimillerforde on social media.or follow @nikkimillerforde on social media.