2022 election: Voters return incumbents to 3 Sussex County seats

Shannon Marvel McNaught, Delaware News Journal
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Republican incumbents won Sussex County's three contested races on Tuesday, while two other candidates were unchallenged.

Sussex County incumbent council member Doug Hudson will return to his District 4 seat after defeating Democrat Nathan Mitchell with 63.7% of the vote. Hudson got 15,189 votes to Mitchell's 8,668 votes.

Incumbent District 5 council member John Rieley defeated Democrat Billy Edwards with 63.5% of the vote. Rieley got 10,629 votes to Edwards' 6,124 votes.

And incumbent Sheriff Robert Lee defeated James Brittingham with 82.7% of the vote, 61,644 to 12,884.

Uncontested candidates earned two other Sussex County seats:

  • Record of deeds: Republican Alexandra Reed

  • Register of wills: Republican Greg Fuller

This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: 2022 election: Voters return incumbents to 3 Sussex County races