AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Bridgeport's do-over mayoral election
For the fourth time in five months, Bridgeport, Connecticut, Mayor Joe Ganim will face challenger John Gomes at the ballot box in his quest for an eighth term
WASHINGTON (AP) — If it’s Tuesday, there must be a mayoral election in Bridgeport.
For the fourth time in five months, Democrat Joe Ganim, the incumbent mayor of Connecticut’s largest city, will face challenger John Gomes at the ballot box in his quest for an eighth term. Joining them once again will be Republican nominee David Herz.
Ganim and Gomes first competed in the Democratic primary in September, but a judge threw out those results and ordered a new primary and general election after evidence surfaced that Ganim supporters had stuffed multiple absentee ballots into outdoor ballot collection boxes. Ganim said these supporters broke the law but denied any knowledge or involvement in the scheme.
The originally scheduled general election was still held in November, but the judge’s order for new elections rendered the results meaningless. Ganim narrowly edged Gomes in the September primary as well as the November general election, where Gomes ran as an independent. Herz placed a distant fourth.
