2019 Bridgeport, Connecticut, mayoral election

2019 Bridgeport, Connecticut, mayoral election

November 5, 2019

Candidate Joseph Ganim Marilyn Moore (write-in) John Rodriguez Party Democratic Democratic Republican Popular vote 9,592 4,735 1,583 Percentage 59.96% 29.60% 9.90%

Mayor before election Joseph Ganim Democratic Elected mayor Joseph Ganim Democratic

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.

Democratic primary election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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%.

Republican primary election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rodriguez	282	47.55
	Republican	Ethan Book	167	28.16
	Republican	Dishon Francis	144	24.28
Total votes			593

General election results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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