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Recorder of Deeds, Kent County

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1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The recorder of deeds records and keeps the county's deeds, mortgages and other land records.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Housing

  • Ramona BracyDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Eugenia ThorntonRepublican

    • Supported the 2025 law legalizing transfer-on-death deedsIn office
    • Proposes a state fund to resolve tangled property titlesIn office

Government & transparency

  • Ramona BracyDemocratic

    • Pledges to modernize the Recorder of Deeds office's systems
    • Pledges faster records access without repeat visits

  • Eugenia ThorntonRepublican

    • Led launch of free property fraud alert registration
    • Pledges safer, faster, more convenient property recordingIn office

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