2019 Hartford mayoral election

The 2019 Hartford mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019. Incumbent Democrat Luke Bronin won reelection.

2019 Hartford mayoral election

November 5, 2019
 
Candidate Luke Bronin Eddie Perez James Stanley McCauley
Party Democratic Independent Republican
Popular vote 7,638 1,221 846
Percentage 76.51% 12.23% 8.47%


Mayor before election

Luke Bronin
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Luke Bronin
Democratic

Nominations

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was held on September 10.[1] The race had been considered competitive.[1] Incumbent mayor Luke Bronin defeated former mayor Eddie Perez and state representative Brandon McGee in the Democratic primary.[1]

Turnout in the Democratic primary was approximately 22%.[2]

Democratic primary results by voting district.
Bronin:      80-90%      70-80%      60-70%      50-60%      40-50%
Tie:      Tie
Perez:      <50%     50–60%
Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Luke Bronin (incumbent) 5,386 59.08%
Democratic Eddie Perez 2,461 26.99%
Democratic Brandon McGee 1,270 13.93%
Turnout 9,117
Results by district[3]
DistrictBroninMcGeePerezTotal
Votes % Votes % Votes %
1 2663.89%822.22%513.89%36
2 61571.56%749.57%8410.87%773
3 22665.68%8721.48%5212.84%405
4 33282.79%379.23%327.98%401
5 31967.73%8016.99%7215.29%471
6 19361.86%6420.51%5517.63%312
7 50274.15%9914.62%7611.23%677
8 44876.32%498.35%9015.33%587
9 8954.27%4225.61%3320.12%164
10 9648.98%2010.2%8040.82%196
11 8159.12%1913.87%3727.01%137
12 14636.96%6215.7%18747.34%395
13 12340.46%5819.08%12340.46% 304
14 20636.52%7312.94%28550.53%564
15 30256.98%448.3%18434.72%530
16 25352.06%489.88%18538.07%486
17 17446.52%338.82%16744.65%374
18 22257.96%277.05%13434.99%383
19 11137.00%3210.67%15752.33%300
20 10637.86%3412.14%14050.00%280
21 17847.34%4511.97%15340.69%376
23 6643.71%4429.14%4127.15%151
24 33859.19%17230.12%6110.68%571

Republican nomination

Republicans cross endorsed candidate J. Stan McCauley, who had been running as an independent. This came despite McCauley identifying himself to be a Democrat.[2][4] McCauley had twice before been a candidate for mayor.[2]

Libertarian nomination

  • Aaron Lewis, founder and director of the Scribe's Institute[5] He changed his party affiliation from Democratic to Libertarian few months to the election.[6]

Independent candidates

  • W. Michael Downes
  • Giselle Gigi Jacobs
  • Aaron Lewis
  • Eddie Perez[4][7]

Write-in

  • Tylon R. Butler

General election results

General election results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Luke Bronin (incumbent) 7,638 76.51
Independent Eddie Perez 1,221 12.23
Republican James Stanley McCauley 846 8.47
Independent Giselle Gigi Jacobs 146 1.46
Independent Aaron Lewis 59 0.59
Independent Michael Downes 39 0.39
Write-in Tylon R. Butler 34 0.34
Turnout 9,983

References

  1. "Capitol Watch Podcast: Luke Bronin's big win, what lies ahead for Eddie Perez, and other Hartford primary day". Hartford Courant. 10 September 2019.
  2. Lurye, Rebecca (11 September 2019). "Luke Bronin carried most of Hartford in Tuesday's mayoral primary, but neighborhood results show weak spots". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  3. "Map: The results of Hartford's Democratic mayoral primary". Hartford Courant. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. "Bronin Claims Victory in Hartford 's Mayoral Democratic Primary". NBC News. NBC Connecticut. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  5. Lurye, Rebecca (September 18, 2019). "Hartford mayoral candidate Aaron Lewis changes party affiliation from Democrat to Libertarian". Hartford Courant. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  6. "r/LibertarianPartyUSA - Hartford mayoral candidate Aaron Lewis changes party affiliation from Democrat to Libertarian - Hartford Courant". reddit. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  7. Puglisi, Dave (11 September 2019). "Perez thanks supporters in primary loss, leaves door open for November run". Fox61. WTIC-TV. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  8. "ELECTION CENTER". Connecticut Secretary of State. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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