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Since the 1870s, mayoral elections have been held every two years to elect themayor of New Haven, Connecticut .[ 1]
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2013 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral election
The2013 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral election was held on November 5, 2013. It saw the reelection of DemocratToni Harp , who became the city's first female mayor.[ 2]
Ten-term incumbent mayorJohn DeStefano Jr. did not run for reelection.[ 2]
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 senatorToni Harp , political newcomerJustin Elicker , economic development administrator Henry Fernandez, andHillhouse High School principal Kermit Carolina.[ 2] Gary Holder-Winfield and Sundiata Keitazulu.[ 2]
After losing to Harp in the Democratic primary, Elicker ran against her again in the general election as anindependent candidate .
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2015 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral election
The2015 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral election was held on November 3, 2015. It saw the reelection of Democratic incumbentToni Harp to a second term.
Voter turnout was less than 20%.[ 8]
Harp won all of the city's 30 wards.[ 8]
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2017 New Haven, Connecticut election
The2017 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral election was held on November 8, 2017. It saw the reelection of Democratic incumbentToni Harp to a third term.
The Democratic primary was held on September 12.[ 9] [ 9]
Paca, who had lost the Democratic primary to Harp, ran as an independent. While he remained on the ballot,[ 6] [ 10] [ 6]
Harp won all of the city's 30 wards.[ 10]
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2019 New Haven, Connecticut election
The2019New Haven, Connecticut , mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019. Third-termincumbent mayorToni Harp was defeated byJustin Elicker in both theDemocratic primary and the general election. Ellicker and Harp had previously faced each other in the2013 mayoral election .
The Democratic primary was held on September 10.
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
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2021 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral election Candidate Justin Elicker John Carlson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 10,767 1,727 Percentage 85.05% 13.64%
The2021New Haven, Connecticut , mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent mayorJustin Elicker won reelection.[ 14]
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'spublic housing authority), who had been running a campaign for the nomination, withdrew from the race.[ 18] aldermanic candidate, who was running in the Democratic primary, switched over to the Republican primary.[ 19] [ 20] exploratory committee for a prospective run, announced that she would not be running.[ 21] [ 22]
In July 2021, Mayce Torres, who had previously been running for the Democratic nomination, announced that she would instead be running for theRepublican nomination.[ 20]
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2023 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral election ← 2021 November 7, 2023 2025 →
Turnout 24.5%
The2023New Haven, Connecticut , mayoral election was held on November 7, 2023. Incumbent mayorJustin Elicker won re-election to a third term in office, winning nearly 80% of the vote and every ward.
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]
The general election took place on November 7. Incumbent mayorJustin 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.[ 30]
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