County

County Council, New Castle County

District 6

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A county council member votes on county laws, the budget, property taxes and land-use decisions for unincorporated New Castle County.

Candidates Compare by issue

Alison T. Gibbs

Republican

Systems engineer and data professional

The gist

Supports full funding for libraries and youth programs
Supports small businesses to bring jobs to the area
Pledges to weigh data centers' jobs, energy use and costs
Supports auditing the property reassessment vendor's work
Supports investing in crime prevention with police and fire

More about Alison

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Supports full funding for libraries and youth programs
Priorities | Alison T. Gibbs for District 6
Campaign website · Alison T. Gibbs for NCC Council · gibbsfor6.com
“Alison will fight to fully fund libraries, recreation centers, and youth programs through the county budget”
Supports small businesses to bring jobs to the area
Priorities | Alison T. Gibbs for District 6
Campaign website · Alison T. Gibbs for NCC Council · gibbsfor6.com
“Fight to bring jobs back to our area by supporting small businesses”
Pledges to weigh data centers' jobs, energy use and costs
Priorities | Alison T. Gibbs for District 6
Campaign website · Alison T. Gibbs for NCC Council · gibbsfor6.com
“When major projects like data centers are proposed, Alison will carefully weigh the true impact: jobs created, energy resources used”
Supports auditing the property reassessment vendor's work
Priorities | Alison T. Gibbs for District 6
Campaign website · Alison T. Gibbs for NCC Council · gibbsfor6.com
“including assessments tied to vendors like Tyler Technologies — should be audited and accountable before residents are left holding the bill”
Supports investing in crime prevention with police and fire
Priorities | Alison T. Gibbs for District 6
Campaign website · Alison T. Gibbs for NCC Council · gibbsfor6.com
“Work hand-in-hand with our police and fire departments to keep District 6 safe — investing in crime prevention”

David Carter

DemocraticIncumbent

New Castle County Council member (District 6)

The gist

Led revision of impact fees so growth pays for infrastructure
Supports new revenue sources to ease residential property taxes
Supports more county partnership on land preservation programs
Supports expanding county paramedic and police services
Led livestreaming of all county meetings
Sponsored the county's first data center zoning ordinanceIn office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about David

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Led revision of impact fees so growth pays for infrastructure
Highlights — Re-Elect David Carter
Campaign website · Friends of Dave Carter · carterforncc.org
“In leading the charge to revise our impact fee structure and ensure growth pays for the infrastructure it requires”
Supports new revenue sources to ease residential property taxes
Issues — Re-Elect David Carter
Campaign website · Friends of Dave Carter · carterforncc.org
“Extensive residential development has created government reliance on residential property taxes, and other revenue streams are needed to take the burden off of residents.”
Supports more county partnership on land preservation programs
Issues — Re-Elect David Carter
Campaign website · Friends of Dave Carter · carterforncc.org
“He will continue these efforts by advocating for more County collaboration with these programs to leverage even more land protection.”
Supports expanding county paramedic and police services
Issues — Re-Elect David Carter
Campaign website · Friends of Dave Carter · carterforncc.org
“Councilmember Carter has and will continue to advocated for the needed County Paramedic and Police Service expansion”
Led livestreaming of all county meetings
About — Re-Elect David Carter
Campaign website · Friends of Dave Carter · carterforncc.org
“He followed through on his commitment to improve transparency and accountability by implementing livestreaming of all County meetings”
Sponsored the county's first data center zoning ordinance
David B. Carter - District 6
Government record · New Castle County · newcastlede.gov
“Sponsored by Councilman Carter, the ordinance established the County’s first comprehensive guardrails for data center development”

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