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Bridgeport, Connecticut, held an election for mayor on November 5, 2019. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor and former 2018 Guberbatorial candidate Joseph Ganim.
Nominations
Primaries were held on September 10.
Democratic primary
Voter turnout in the Democratic primary was under 20%.
Democratic incumbent Joseph Ganim narrowly won renomination over state senator Marilyn Moore. Moore had won the votes cast on election day, but her lead was surmounted by Ganim once absentee ballots were counted.
Moore had filed a lawsuit alleging that there were "irregularities and illegal conduct" surrounding absentee ballots and requesting a judge order a re-do of the primary election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joseph P. Ganim (incumbent) | 4,728 | 51.55 | |
Democratic | Marilyn Moore | 4,443 | 48.45 | |
Total votes | 9,171 |
Republican primary
Voter turnout in the Republican primary was roughly 14%.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Rodriguez | 282 | 47.55 | |
Republican | Ethan Book | 167 | 28.16 | |
Republican | Dishon Francis | 144 | 24.28 | |
Total votes | 593 |
General election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joseph P. Ganim (incumbent) | 9,592 | 59.96 | |
Democratic | Marilyn Moore (write-in) | 4,735 | 29.60 | |
Republican | John Rodriguez | 1,583 | 9.90 | |
Write-in | Ethan Book | 52 | 0.33 | |
Write-in | Jeff Kohut | 27 | 0.17 | |
Write-in | Mary Ann McLaine | 8 | 0.05 | |
Turnout | 15,997 |
References
- ^ Lockhart, Brian; Mayko, Michael P. (September 11, 2019). "Moore loses to Ganim after absentees counted". Connecticut Post. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- Lockhart, Brian (September 24, 2019). "Lawsuit seeks Bridgeport primary do-over". Connecticut Post. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- "ELECTION CENTER". Connecticut Secretary of State. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
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