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]
District	Bronin		McGee		Perez		Total
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
1	26	63.89%	8	22.22%	5	13.89%	36
2	615	71.56%	74	9.57%	84	10.87%	773
3	226	65.68%	87	21.48%	52	12.84%	405
4	332	82.79%	37	9.23%	32	7.98%	401
5	319	67.73%	80	16.99%	72	15.29%	471
6	193	61.86%	64	20.51%	55	17.63%	312
7	502	74.15%	99	14.62%	76	11.23%	677
8	448	76.32%	49	8.35%	90	15.33%	587
9	89	54.27%	42	25.61%	33	20.12%	164
10	96	48.98%	20	10.2%	80	40.82%	196
11	81	59.12%	19	13.87%	37	27.01%	137
12	146	36.96%	62	15.7%	187	47.34%	395
13	123	40.46%	58	19.08%	123	40.46%	304
14	206	36.52%	73	12.94%	285	50.53%	564
15	302	56.98%	44	8.3%	184	34.72%	530
16	253	52.06%	48	9.88%	185	38.07%	486
17	174	46.52%	33	8.82%	167	44.65%	374
18	222	57.96%	27	7.05%	134	34.99%	383
19	111	37.00%	32	10.67%	157	52.33%	300
20	106	37.86%	34	12.14%	140	50.00%	280
21	178	47.34%	45	11.97%	153	40.69%	376
23	66	43.71%	44	29.14%	41	27.15%	151
24	338	59.19%	172	30.12%	61	10.68%	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.