2015 Bridgeport, Connecticut, mayoral election
Bridgeport, Connecticut, held an election for mayor on November 3, 2015. It saw former mayor Joseph Ganim return to the office. Ganim defeated incumbent mayor Bill Finch in the Democratic primary.
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary was held on September 16.[2]
Heading into the election Ganim, a former mayor who had served jail time related to federal corruption charges, was seen as an underdog.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joseph P. Ganim | 6,264 | 51.67% | |
Democratic | Bill Finch (incumbent) | 5,859 | 48.33% | |
Total votes | 12,123 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joseph P. Ganim | 11,198 | 55.38% | |
Independent | Mary Jane Foster | 6,029 | 29.81% | |
Republican | Enrique "Rick" Torres | 2,838 | 14.03% | |
Independent | David Daniels III | 504 | 2.49% | |
New Movement | Charles J. Coviello, Jr. | 72 | 0.36% | |
Independent | Christopher J. Taylor | 61 | 0.30% | |
Independent | Tony Barr | 24 | 0.12% | |
Total votes | 20,222 |
References
- "PRESCRIBED FORM FOR RETURN OF VOTES CAST AT A MUNICIPAL ELECTION" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. November 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- "Bridgeport primary election returns". Connecticut Post. September 17, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- Lockhart, Brian; Mayko, Michael P. (September 11, 2019). "Moore loses to Ganim after absentees counted". Connecticut Post. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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