UPDATED: Randy Taylor Elected Mayor of Salisbury as Final Ballots Counted Friday
UPDATED – 11/17/23 – The final provisional and mail-in ballots were counted Friday in the November 7th Mayor and Council election. Randy Taylor wins the Mayor’s race by 50 votes over Megan Outten – 1150 to 1100 votes. Jermichael Mitchell finished with 914 votes. In the City Council races, April Jackson retains her District 1 seat with 419 tallies to 135 for Von Siggers. In District 2, incumbent D’Shawn Doughty had 311 votes to Wayne King’s 133. The new representative for District 3 is Sharon Dashiell who got 626 votes to Joan Michalowicz’s 102. Incumbent Michele Gregory returns to District 4 after grabbing 382 votes to Harvey Evans 182. Angela Blake ran unopposed for the District 5 seat. Randy Taylor will be sworn in on Monday.
MAYOR
- Randy Taylor – 1150
- Megan Outten – 1100
- Jermichael Mitchell – 914
CITY COUNCIL
District 1
- April Jackson (I) – 419
- Von Siggers – 135
District 2
- D’Shawn Doughty (I) – 311
- Wayne King – 133
District 3
- Sharon Dashiell – 626
- Joan Michalowicz – 102
District 4
- Michele Gregory (I) – 382
- Harvey Evans – 182
District 5
- Angela Blake (I) – 408
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UPDATED – 11/16/23 – On Friday, November 17th, voters in Salisbury may finally know the final results of the Mayor and City Council election on November 7th. Last week after the first round of mail-in votes was counted Randy Taylor’s lead over Megan Outten grew by 9 votes – giving Taylor a total of 1055 to Outten’s 1032 – 65 total votes separating the two for the Mayor’s office.
Friday morning beginning at 10 the provisional votes will be counted as well as the remaining mail-in ballots that were postmarked on or before November 7th. There are about 65 or so remaining ballots according to the City Clerk’s office.
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UPDATED – 11/10/23 – The votes are still being counted after Salisbury’s Municipal Election on Tuesday. There are still provisional ballots and a second round of absentee ballots to be counted. On Thursday, the first round of mail-in ballots were opened, reviewed and/or counted. The Mayor’s race remains close between Randy Taylor who added 88 mail-in votes to his 1032 tallies from Tuesday and Megan Outten who added 79 mail-in ballots to her 976 votes from Tuesday. 65 votes separate them. On Friday, November 17 the Board of Elections for Wicomico County will begin the process of opening, reviewing and/or counting the Provision and remaining mail-in ballots cast in the Salisbury General Election on November 7th.
See below – current totals with mail-in ballots counted on Thursday, November 9th added to Tuesday’s election results.
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UPDATED – 11/07/23 – Salisbury voters went to the polls Tuesday to elect a mayor and full city council. These are unofficial results – absentee and provisional ballots have not yet been counted. All terms for the winners are for 4 years.
MAYOR
- Randy Taylor – 1032 + 88 = 1120
- Megan Outten – 976 + 79 = 1055
- Jermichael Mitchell – 810 + 51 = 861
Incumbent Mayor Jack Heath did not run for re-election
CITY COUNCIL
District 1 –
- April Jackson (I) – 356 + 43 = 399
- Von Siggers – 119 + 12 = 131
District 2 –
- D’Shawn Doughty (I) – 292 + 14 = 306
- Wayne King – 127 + 4 = 131
District 3 –
- Sharon Dashiell – 570 + 40 = 610
- Joan Michalowicz – 85 + 12 = 97
District 4 –
- Michele Gregory (I) – 334 + 28 = 362
- Harvey Evans – 165 + 10 = 175
District 5 –
- Angela Blake (I) – 351 + 32 = 383
