Camden, Delaware gets a new mayor
Voters in Camden, Kent County have elected a new mayor.
Wallace Edmanson defeated incumbent Richard Maly in Saturday’s election, 337 to 216. Edmanson previously served as a commissioner on Kent County Levy Court. The election drew a heavy turnout, and came a month after former Town Manager James Plumley was charged with embezzling $120,000. Maly was in his first term as mayor.
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