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Rocha wins Dover City Council special election

Milton Pratt
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Delaware Public Media

A special election Tuesday decided who will fill a vacant Dover City Council seat.

 

Tanner Polce’sresignation left Dover’s First District seat open.

Two candidates, Will Garfinkle and Gerald Rocha Sr., competed to represent that district, which encompasses west Dover.

Rocha won the seat, defeating Garfinkel by 61 votes - 364 to 303.

Rocha and Garfinkle agreed the city should focus on public safety and the revitalization of an unattractive downtown district.  

Rocha said he would use his experience in youth outreach and his past military background to bring people together in the city and listen to people in Dover. 

The trend of increased absentee voting this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic continued.  Over half the votes in this municipal election, 360, were cast absentee. 

 

Roman Battaglia grew up in Portland, Ore, and now reports for Delaware Public Media as a Report For America corps member. He focuses on politics, elections and legislation activity at the local, county and state levels.
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