John Carney is inaugurated as Wilmington's 58th Mayor, promising to improve education, housing, safety, and economic growth.

John Carney is ending his second term as governor a few weeks early to be sworn in as mayor of Wilmington, Delaware.

Accompanied by her mother, Caroline Hall, husband Dana Long and Dr. Sandra Gibney, Hall-Long was sworn in as the state’s 75th governor at The Old State House in Dover. The ceremony took place one hour after the former governor, Wilmington Mayor-elect John Carney, officially resigned from the position.

Wilmington City Council and Mayor-elect John Carney were sworn into office Tuesday night, while council also held its reorganization meeting.

Governor John Carney is stepping down on Tuesday before the official end of his term. Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long, who lost her bid for election in November, will be sworn in as the First State’s 75th Governor.

Term-limited Delaware Gov. John Carney is not done public service yet — he's moving on to be mayor of Wilmington, and Lt. Gov Bethany Hall-Long will serve as governor the next few weeks before 2024 election winner Matt Meyer's Jan.

Former Delaware Governor John Carney continued an unusual political pathway Tuesday, as he was sworn in as Wilmington's 58th Mayor.

John Carney was sworn in as mayor of Wilmington on the same day he ended his eighth year as governor. He said becoming mayor was a privilege and emphasized the city's opportunties in his inaugural address,