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[ ![Daily Update - November 5, 2025](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/daily_update/2025/november/nov5/Daily%20Update%20Nov5%20-%20Square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-november-5-2025)

Democrats swept Wilmington’s elections, giving Mayor-Elect Bill Saffo a fully Democrat-controlled city council. Low turnout hurt Republicans—only 27% of voters participated, despite over 103,000 registered.

  November 05, 2025

 

 

 

 

[ ![Daily Update - November 4, 2025](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/daily_update/2025/november/nov4/Daily%20Update%20Template%20-%20Nov4%20-square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-november-4-2025)

Republicans going to the polls. Will they show up? And Democrats need to be held responsible for the shutdown in Washington, DC - including the withholding of benefits to SNAP recipients.

  November 04, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Daily Update - November 3, 2025](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/daily_update/2025/november/Daily%20Update%20Nov%203%20-%20square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-november-3-2025)

Will Republicans show up at the polls? Everything else is going in their favor - all the GOP now has to do in Wilmington is to get their party to the polls.

  November 03, 2025