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Mayoral Elections

Since the 1870s, mayoral elections have been held every two years to elect the mayor of New Haven, Connecticut. [1]

Elections before 2013

2013

2013 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral election
←  2011 November 5, 2013 2015 →
 
Candidate Toni Harp Justin Elicker
Party Democratic Independent
Popular vote 11,362 9,417
Percentage 54.68% 45.32%
Mayor before election

John DeStefano Jr.
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Toni Harp
Democratic

The 2013 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral election was held on November 5, 2013. It saw the reelection of Democrat Toni Harp, who became the city's first female mayor. [2]

Ten-term incumbent mayor John DeStefano Jr. did not run for reelection. [2]

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was held on September 10. [3]

Voter turnout in the primary was estimated at 29%. [2]

Candidates that were on the ballot were state senator Toni Harp, political newcomer Justin Elicker, economic development administrator Henry Fernandez, and Hillhouse High School principal Kermit Carolina. [2] Candidates that had been running for the nomination, but withdrew before the primary, were Matthew Nemerson, state representative Gary Holder-Winfield and Sundiata Keitazulu. [2]

2013 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral Democratic primary election results [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toni Harp (incumbent) 7,327 49.77%
Democratic Justin Elicker 3,417 23.21%
Democratic Henry Fernandez 2,784 18.91%
Democratic Kermit Carolina 1,195 8.12%
Total votes 14,723

General election

After losing to Harp in the Democratic primary, Justin Elicker ran against her again in the general election as an independent candidate.

2013 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral general election results [5] [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toni Harp (incumbent) 11,362 54.68%
Independent Justin Elicker 9,417 45.32%
Total votes 20,779

2015

2015 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral election
←  2013 November 3, 2015 [7] 2017 →
 
Candidate Toni Harp Ronald Smith
Party Democratic Independent
Popular vote 10,784 1,070
Percentage 88.83% 8.81%
Mayor before election

Toni Harp
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Toni Harp
Democratic

The 2015 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral election was held on November 3, 2015. It saw the reelection of Democratic incumbent Toni Harp to a second term.

Voter turnout was less than 20%. [8]

Harp won all of the city's 30 wards. [8]

General election results [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toni Harp (incumbent) 10,784 88.83%
Independent Ronald Smith 1,070 8.81%
Independent Sundiata Keitazulu 269 2.22%
Independent Roger Uihlein (write-in) 17 0.14%
Total votes 12,140

2017

2017 New Haven, Connecticut election
←  2015 November 8, 2017 2019 →
 
Candidate Toni Harp Marcus Paca Sarah Ganong
Party Democratic Independent Working Families
Popular vote 8,807 1,672 880
Percentage 77.53% 14.72% 7.75%
Mayor before election

Toni Harp
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Toni Harp
Democratic

The 2017 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral election was held on November 8, 2017. It saw the reelection of Democratic incumbent Toni Harp to a third term.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was held on September 12. [9] Voter turnout was roughly 20%. [9]

Democratic primary election results [9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toni Harp (incumbent) 5,788 74.54
Democratic Marcus Paca 1,977 25.46
Total votes 7,765

General election

Paca, who had lost the Democratic primary to Harp, ran as an indepdendent. While he remained on the ballot, [6] and ultimately placed second, [10] he had withdrawn before the election. [6]

Harp won all of the city's 30 wards. [10]

General election results [10] [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toni Harp (incumbent) 8,807 77.53
Independent Marcus Paca 1,672 14.72
Working Families Sarah Ganong 880 7.75
Total votes 11,359


2019

2019 New Haven, Connecticut election
←  2017 November 5, 2019 2021 →
 
Candidate Justin Elicker Toni Harp
Party Democratic Working Families
Popular vote 12,296 5,034
Percentage 68.89% 28.20%
Mayor before election

Toni Harp
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Justin Elicker
Democratic

The 2019 New Haven, Connecticut, mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019. Third-term incumbent mayor Toni Harp was defeated by Justin Elicker in both the Democratic primary and the general election. Ellicker and Harp had previously faced each other in the 2013 mayoral election.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was held on September 10.

Democratic primary election results [11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Justin Elicker 7,198 58.29
Democratic Toni Harp (incumbent) 5,150 41.71

General election

General election results [12] [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Justin Elicker 12,296 68.89
Working Families Toni Harp (incumbent) 5,034 28.20
Write-in Seth L. Poole 98 0.55
Write-in Roger Uihlein 2 0.01
Total votes 17,849
Results by ward
Results by sard [13]
Ward Elicker (D) Harp (WF) Write-in/other Total
Votes % Votes % Votes %
1 351 79.6% 61 13.83% 29 6.58% 441
2 212 61.1% 126 36.31% 9 2.59% 347
3 179 47.9% 166 44.39% 29 7.75% 374
4 175 52.9% 146 44.11% 10 3.02% 331
5 241 61.5% 129 32.91% 22 5.61% 392
6 358 63.7% 157 27.94% 47 8.36% 562
7 576 81.8% 114 16.19% 14 1.99% 704
8 467 74.7% 132 21.12% 26 4.16% 625
9 458 87.7% 62 11.88% 2 0.38% 522
10 649 86.1% 93 12.33% 12 1.59% 754
11 495 61.5% 274 34.04% 36 4.47% 805
12 240 63.7% 131 34.75% 6 1.59% 377
13 451 72.7% 148 23.87% 21 3.39% 620
14 372 73.4% 122 24.06% 13 2.56% 507
15 279 75.8% 82 22.28% 7 1.9% 368
16 134 53.4% 107 42.63% 10 3.98% 251
17 488 86.4% 70 12.39% 7 1.24% 565
18 1,094 92.5% 79 6.68% 10 0.85% 1,183
19 598 84.6% 99 14.% 10 1.41% 707
20 257 39.8% 377 58.45% 11 1.71% 645
21 372 58.7% 243 38.33% 19 3.0% 634
22 272 57.5% 179 37.84% 22 4.65% 473
23 138 38.1% 212 58.56% 12 3.31% 362
24 287 55.0% 206 39.46% 29 5.56% 522
25 1,264 84.1% 214 14.24% 25 1.66% 1,503
26 811 69.1% 348 29.64% 15 1.28% 1,174
27 346 60.6% 205 35.9% 20 3.5% 571
28 335 53.9% 273 43.96% 13 2.09% 621
29 239 49.9% 222 46.35% 18 3.76% 479
30 158 36.7% 257 59.77% 15 3.49% 430

2021

2021 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral election
←  2019 November 2, 2021 2023 →
 
Candidate Justin Elicker John Carlson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 10,767 1,727
Percentage 85.05% 13.64%
Mayor before election

Justin Elicker
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Justin Elicker
Democratic

The 2021 New Haven, Connecticut, mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent mayor Justin Elicker won reelection. [14]

Democratic primary

Justin Elicker was renominated. [15] [16] [17]

In late July, three developments occurred, which left Elicker without an opponent in the primary. Karen DuBois-Walton, the CEO of Elm City Communities (the city's public housing authority), who had been running a campaign for the nomination, withdrew from the race. [18] Mayce Torres, a two-time aldermanic candidate, who was running in the Democratic primary, switched over to the Republican primary. [19] [20] Elena Tej Grewel, who had previously formed an exploratory committee for a prospective run, announced that she would not be running. [21] Before DuBois-Walton's withdrawal, it had been anticipated the primary contest between Ellicker and her would have been competitive. [22]

Republican primary

In July 2021, Mayce Torres, who had previously been running for the Democratic nomination, announced that she would instead be running for the Republican nomination. [20]

2023

2023 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral election
←  2021 November 7, 2023 2025 →
Turnout24.5%
 
Candidate Justin Elicker Tom Goldenberg
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families Independent Party
Popular vote 9,755 2,210
Percentage 79.7% 18.1%
Mayor before election

Justin Elicker
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Justin Elicker
Democratic

The 2023 New Haven, Connecticut, mayoral election was held on November 7, 2023. Incumbent mayor Justin Elicker won re-election to a third term in office, winning nearly 80% of the vote and every ward.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was held on September 12. Incumbent mayor Justin Elicker defeated challenger Liam Brennan, winning all 30 of the city's wards. [23]

Declared

Democratic primary election results [30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Justin Elicker (incumbent) 5,503 70.71
Democratic Liam Brennan 2,280 29.29

General election

The general election took place on November 7. Incumbent mayor Justin Elicker defeated Republican Tom Goldenberg, winning all 30 of the city's wards. This election was concurrent with a referendum on an amendment to the New Haven Charter, which would extend the terms of the mayor and members of the Board of Alders to four years from two, starting with the 2027 election. The referendum passed by a nearly two-thirds majority. [31]

References

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