2015 Hartford mayoral election

The 2015 Hartford mayoral election was held on November 3, 2015. The election was won by Democrat Luke Bronin.

2015 Hartford mayoral election

November 3, 2015

Candidate Luke Bronin Joel Cruz Jr. Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 7,550 1,815 Percentage 75.64% 18.18%

Mayor before election Pedro Segarra Democratic Elected Mayor Luke Bronin Democratic

Primaries

Primaries were held September 15.

Democratic primary

Ahead of the primary, Luke Bronin had won the endorsement of the Democratic primary.[1] He defeated incumbent mayor Pedro Segarra in the primary.

Bronin outspent Segarra by a margin of 3 to 1.[2] Bronin had raised $800,000 in his primary campaign.[2]

Turnout in the Democratic primary was approximately 26%.[3]

Democratic primary results[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luke Bronin	5,110	54.81%
	Democratic	Pedro Segarra (incumbent)	4,213	45.19%
Turnout			9,323	26%

Republican nomination

Theodore T. Cannon won the Republican nomination.

General election

Hartford is a highly Democratic city, therefore Bronin was anticipated to win the general election.[4]

General election results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luke Bronin	7,550	75.64%
	Independent	Joel Cruz, Jr.	1,815	18.18%
	Republican	Theodore T. Cannon	480	4.80%
	Independent	Patrice Smith	111	1.11%
	Write-in	W. Michael Downes	26	0.26%
Total votes			9,982

References

1. McKeever, Jim; Bernstein, Jen (16 September 2015). "Bronin takes Hartford mayoral primary over incumbent Segarra". Fox61. WTIC-TV. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
2. Shepard, Dwight B. (17 September 2015). "Hartford mayoral challenger Luke Bronin beats incumbent Pedro Segarra in Democratic primary, newspaper reports". MasLive. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
3. 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.
4. Carlesso, Jenna; Goode, Steven; De La Torre, Vanessa (16 September 2015). "Mayoral Challenger Luke Bronin Wins Primary Over Pedro Segarra". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
5. "Election results" (PDF). City of Hartford Registrar of Voters. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2019.