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.

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]

Democratic primary election results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph P. Ganim	6,264	51.67%
	Democratic	Bill Finch (incumbent)	5,859	48.33%
Total votes			12,123

General election

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

^ ^a ^b "PRESCRIBED FORM FOR RETURN OF VOTES CAST AT A MUNICIPAL ELECTION" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. November 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "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.

[results-1] "PRESCRIBED FORM FOR RETURN OF VOTES CAST AT A MUNICIPAL ELECTION" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. November 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

[primary-2] "Bridgeport primary election returns". Connecticut Post. September 17, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[3] 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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