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Elections in Connecticut |
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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.
See also: 2015 Bridgeport, Connecticut, Democratic mayoral 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 |
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 |