Democrat Ken Woods will join New Castle County Council.
Woods easily won Tuesday’s special election to fill the vacant seat in District 1 - defeating Republican Doug Suiter by a 70 to 30 percent margin.
Turnout was a meager 3 1/2 percent, with just over 1,100 voters bothering to cast a ballot. Woods won with 777 votes to Suiter’s 328.
Woods will replace Councilman Joseph Reda, who died last month after serving on New Castle County Council since 2004.
