Overview

• Bridgeport, Connecticut's incumbent Mayor Joe Ganim has declared victory in a rare election redo, following allegations of voter fraud against his campaign.
• Judge William Clark overturned the results of the primary election between Ganim and challenger John Gomes due to compelling evidence of voter fraud.
• The alleged fraud involved a city employee and Ganim supporter, Wanda Geter-Pataky, who was caught on surveillance video stuffing ballot boxes with stacks of absentee ballots.
• Ganim had previously won the general election, but his position as the Democrat nominee was still in doubt, leading to another Democrat primary election in which Ganim prevailed.
• Ganim's opponent, John Gomes, has not yet conceded the race, and a second general election has been tentatively scheduled for next month.