[3] Incumbent Dover Mayor, Stephen Speed, resigned from office on July 22, 2007, to become director of the aviation program at Delaware State University.

[4] Dover was required by law to hold a special mayoral election within thirty to sixty days from Speed's resignation.

[6] Carey won the election with 1,507 votes, easily defeating his nearest opponents.

[7] Carey was unopposed in the election, since no other candidate filed to run against him by the January 31st mayoral deadline.

[10] In 2015, Carey ran for mayor against incumbent Robin Christiansen and retired teacher George Gaudioso.