New leaders will be elected in dozens of races today, while strategists seek signs of trouble or opportunity for 2022.
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Democrats claim ‘huge victory’ in Connecticut municipal races
With no competitive mayoral races in Connecticut’s largest cities, the focus in municipal elections Tuesday turned to the suburbs, where jubilant Democrats made gains on Republican turf across the state in races for local councils and chief elected officers, fueled by an ambitious ground game.
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Democrats hoping that, thanks to Trump, not all politics are local
NEW BRITAIN — This racially diverse, blue-collar city of 73,000 and its young Republican mayor, Erin Stewart, offer a test and a target for Democrats exploring whether anger at President Trump can be constructively harnessed, first in Tuesday’s municipal elections and then next year in the fight over control of state government in Connecticut. It is one of 32 contests for mayor, 93 for first selectman and scores of down-ballot races.
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Joe Ganim gets his second chance in Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT — A dozen years after he left office for federal prison, convicted as the leader of a racketeering conspiracy that netted $500,000 in kickbacks and bribes, the voters of Connecticut’s largest city voted Tuesday to return Joseph P. Ganim as mayor.
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All eyes on Bridgeport, but races in 165 municipalities
A Bridgeport mayoral contest featuring a comeback attempt by Joseph P. Ganim, the Democrat forced from city hall by his corruption conviction a dozen years ago, tops the list of races to watch today as voters choose chief elected officials in 130 cities and towns. Overall, elections in 165 municipalities.
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With eye on ’16, GOP hits Malloy in municipal races
In mailings coordinated by the state Republican Party and in campaign materials independently crafted by GOP candidates, voters are being urged to express their disapproval at the polls next week of an unpopular Democrat not on any ballot, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. Call it the soft opening of the 2016 campaign.
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Malloy: Ganim doesn’t deserve to be Democratic nominee
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy stepped into the Bridgeport mayoral race Friday with his first pointed disavowal of his fellow Democrat, Joseph P. Ganim, the ex-con who defeated two-term Mayor Bill Finch in the Democratic primary.