Since the 1870s, mayoral elections have been held every two years to elect the mayor of New Haven, Connecticut .[ 1]
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2013 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral election
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]
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] 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 an independent candidate .
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2015 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral election
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]
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2017 New Haven, Connecticut election
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.
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
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 .
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%
The 2021 New Haven, Connecticut , mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent mayor Justin 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's public 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 the Republican nomination.[ 20]
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2023 New Haven, Connecticut mayoral election Turnout 24.5%
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.
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 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.[ 30]
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