Democratic Mayoral Primary

Wanda Geter-Pataky, a city worker in Bridgeport, Connecticut, who is on trial for alleged ballot fraud in Mayor Joe Ganim’s 2019 campaign, may now face further criminal charges.

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim was officially sworn in to commence his eighth term in office at a city hall ceremony on Wednesday.

Connecticut Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas has told state lawmakers she supports the creation of a board that would oversee municipal elections. It’s in response to allegations of absentee voter fraud in Bridgeport’s controversial mayoral election.

Lamond Daniels, the candidate who placed third in November’s four-way race for Bridgeport mayor, has announced that he has dropped out of this month’s court-ordered redo of the election and endorsed incumbent Mayor Joe Ganim.

John Gomes is continuing his campaign for Bridgeport mayor in the Feb. 27 special general election despite his loss to incumbent Mayor Joe Ganim in last week’s redo of the city’s Democratic primary.

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim and challenger John Gomes engaged in a contentious debate on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s court-ordered redo of their Democratic primary for mayor.

The redo Democratic primary for mayor in Bridgeport between Mayor Joe Ganim and challenger John Gomes is on Tuesday. The state is monitoring the election to ensure that there’s no absentee ballot abuse.

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim supports the state’s call for nonpartisan volunteers with legal experience to help monitor the city's Democratic primary redo next week.

About 5,000 absentee ballots have been requested for Bridgeport’s Jan. 23 court-ordered second Democratic primary between Mayor Joe Ganim and challenger John Gomes. The absentee ballots were officially made available last Friday.

Bridgeport mayoral candidate John Gomes wants his supporters to vote in-person in next Tuesday’s general election. He said it would ensure that the winner is not determined by yet another controversial absentee ballot count.