DOVER, Del. (AP) - New leaders are set to take charge in two of Delaware's statewide elected offices.
Lt. Gov. Matt Denn will be sworn in Tuesday as Delaware's new attorney general. Denn entered the attorney general's race last year, just days after incumbent fellow Democrat Beau Biden said he would not seek re-election.
This will be Denn's third statewide office, following his tenures as lieutenant governor and insurance commissioner.
Also Tuesday, Republican Ken Simpler will be sworn in as state treasurer, replacing Democrat Chip Flowers.
Flowers dropped a re-election bid last year amid harassment allegations by his former deputy treasurer, Erika Benner, who resigned in disgrace following repeated misuse of her state credit card.
Flowers, who battled with fellow Democrats during his tenure as treasurer, was cleared of the harassment allegations.
Disputed Election
DOVER, Del. (AP) - Gov. Jack Markell says an incumbent fellow Democrat will remain serving as Kent County's recorder of deeds amid a legal fight over the November election.
Markell's office said Monday that Betty McKenna will remain as recorder until her successor is "duly qualified."
Officials said the appointment will give the Delaware Supreme Court time to decide the appeal of McKenna's Republican challenger, La Mar Gunn, and avoid the possibility of an interruption when McKenna's current term expires Tuesday.
State GOP chairman Charlie Copeland had asked Markell earlier Monday to appoint Gun to the post.
Gunn led after the election by only two votes. He also led after two recounts, but McKenna was declared the winner after a third recount.
A fourth recounted ended in a tie and the office was declared vacant.
