Saturday’s Dewey Beach elections saw incumbent Mayor Dale Cooke returned to office and was joined by newcomers on the town commission Paul Bauer and TJ Redefer.
Redefer and Bauer received the most votes with over 400 while Cooke who has been on the commission for a number of terms and is also Mayor got 399.
The two incumbents who lost were Diane Hansen and Jill Compello.
The elections come amidst allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination by the Town Manager Marc Appelbaum.
A Friday meeting on the scandal was postponed to await a full report by an independent investigation.
A preliminary report did not find sufficient evidence for suspension or dismissal.
But an attorney for those bringing the allegations said that the preliminary results supported the charges.
