Voting Alert: Early Voting for the 2026 Primary Election Starts September 2nd

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | August 28, 2026

Dover, DE - The Delaware Department of Elections (DOE) is issuing a voting alert to eligible Primary Election voters notifying them that Early Voting for the 2026 Primary Election starts September 2nd.

Eligible Primary Election voters are Delaware voters who are registered with the Democratic and Republican parties, and voters who were automatically registered at the DMV without a party affiliation ("AVR Voters") who have not yet submitted a form to the DOE selecting a political party affiliation.

Per Delaware Code, AVR Voters may declare their political party affiliation as Democratic or Republican up to and including on the date of the Primary Election, September 15, 2026, in order to vote in their chosen party's primary election. AVR Voters may choose to vote a Democratic Primary ballot or a Republican Primary ballot when voting at an early voting site or at their assigned polling place on primary election day. Their political party affiliation will be changed to the party of the ballot they chose to vote.

Primary Election voters may vote in person at any Early Voting Site for their county of residence during the 10 day early voting period before Election Day. Early voting hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the first 5 days of early voting and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the last 5 days of early voting.

Primary Election Early Voting Sites and Schedule are listed below and at https://de.gov/evsites:

• September 2, 2026 - September 5, 2026, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
• Labor Day Holiday - No Early Voting September 6th and 7th
• September 8, 2026 - 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
• September 9, 2026 - September 13, 2026, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Early Voting Sites

Kent County

• BPOE #1903 Elks Lodge, 200 S Saulsbury Rd., Dover, DE 19904
• Frederica Senior Center, 216 Market St., Frederica, DE 19946
• Harrington Parks & Recreation, 114 E. Liberty St., Harrington, DE 19952
• Wyoming United Methodist Church, 216 Wyoming Mill Rd., Dover, DE 19904

New Castle County

• Appoquinimink State Service Center, 122 Silver Lake Rd., Middletown, DE 19709
• Claymont Community Center, 3301 Green St., Claymont, DE 19703
• Department of Elections Warehouse, New Castle, 220 Lisa Dr., New Castle, DE 19720
• Hudson State Service Center, 501 Ogletown Rd., Newark, DE 19711
• The Delaware Contemporary, 200 S. Madison St., Wilmington, DE 19801
• Wilmington Police Athletic League (PAL), 3707 N. Market St., Wilmington, DE 19802

Sussex County

• Department of Elections Georgetown Warehouse - 542 S. Bedford St., Georgetown, DE 19947
• Department of Elections Seaford Warehouse - 200 Allen St., Seaford, DE 19973
• Ellendale Fire Hall - 302 Main St., Ellendale, DE 19941
• Fairfield Inn by Marriott, 19113 Coastal Hwy., Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
• Indian River Fire Co Sta #2 - 25375 Banks Rd., Millsboro, DE 19966
• Laurel Fire Hall - 205 W 10th St., Laurel, DE 19956
• Margaret Rollins Community Center - 101 Adams Ave., Lewes, DE 19958
• Millville Community Center - 32517 Dukes Dr., Millville, DE 19967
• Roxana Fire Hall - 39453 Zion Church Rd., Frankford, DE 19945

As additional information, the 2026 Primary Election will be the last election in which this AVR party-affiliation provision applies. Pursuant to a recent change in Delaware law, individuals registering to vote through the DMV will soon be given the opportunity to select a political party affiliation as part of the voter registration process at DMV.

For more information about Delaware's 2026 Primary Election, visit the DOE's website, https://de.gov/prim, or call the DOE at 1-302-739-4277.

DOE Information
For more information, visit the Department of Elections website at elections.delaware.gov and connect with the Department on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram , and YouTube.

MEDIA CONTACT
Delaware Department of Elections
Cathleen Hartsky-Carter
Community Relations Officer
(302) 484-0392
[email protected]