Georgetown elects new mayor, councilman after months of frustration
Georgetown residents elected a new mayor and town council member by wide margins this weekend, a manifestation of the growing disillusion with the current council’s ability to manage homelessness in the Sussex County seat.
Angie Townsend came out on top of a crowded race, securing 75% of the vote to become Georgetown’s mayor. Michael Briggs unseated incumbent Councilman Eric Evans, winning the race to represent Georgetown’s third ward. An additional town council member, Penuel Barrett, ran unopposed, holding onto his seat.
All three candidates were backed by a citizens’ Facebook group known as “Make Georgetown Great Again.” The group has established a political foothold in recent months, largely in response to growing resident frustrations about town leaders’ response to homelessness.
Group members had repeatedly made posts promising to unseat officials they viewed as ineffective, using the phrase “May is on the way,” to reference last Saturday’s municipal elections.
https://spotlightdelaware.org/2026/05/12/georgetown-elects-new-mayor-councilman-after-months-of-frustration/