WILMINGTON — Two candidates have announced their intentions to run in a special election for the House of Representatives' 4th District seat, which has been vacated by the recent resignation of Democratic Rep. Gerald Brady.

The vote will take place March 5.

Bud Freel, a Wilmington native, was nominated to serve as the Democratic nominee. Mr. Freel has a 24-year history serving the 4th District as a Wilmington City Councilman.

The Republican Party has selected Wilmington attorney Ted Kittila to serve as its nominee. Mr. Kittila is the managing partner of Halloran Farkas + Kittila. According to the firm’s website, he is also the former chair of the International Section of the Delaware State Bar Association and was nominated in August 2014 to be a Republican candidate for state attorney general, ultimately finishing second in a five-way race.

Mr. Brady announced his resignation Jan. 21 and left office Feb. 4. In a release, he stated that his exit was a result of his former military deployments, in which he lost the majority of his hearing. He added that he has since been diagnosed with PTSD.

Following his announcement, on Jan. 25, a warrant was issued for Mr. Brady’s arrest in connection with shoplifting at the Acme store in Newark. According to the Newark Police Department, he turned himself in on the same date and was released on his own recognizance to appear in alderman’s court at a later date.