Live coverage of the primaries

It’s a big day filled with hotly contested races, including determining who the major parties’ candidates for governor will be in the general election in November. And in some areas where the number of registered Democrats far exceeds the number of Republicans, primary day is often crucial in determining who, for example, will be the next mayor of Wilmington.

We will be here all day bringing you news from the elections and, if necessary, the results of the count.

In Delaware, it is not possible to register to vote and actually vote on the same day. The deadline to register for today’s primary was August 17.

You may be wondering: Why?

Delaware is one of about half of U.S. states that do not allow same-day voter registration, but attempts are being made.

The General Assembly passed a law in 2022 that would allow this as part of numerous efforts in recent years to make voting easier. Conservative interests have challenged these efforts in court and in 2022 were successful in getting the Delaware Supreme Court to strike down the state’s same-day voter registration law.