Overview

• State Judge William Clark has ordered a new Democratic mayoral primary in Bridgeport, Connecticut, dismissing the September 12th primary results due to allegations of ballot stuffing.
• Surveillance footage showed a woman possibly stuffing excessive absentee ballots into an outdoor ballot box days before the primary; an event that sparked widespread controversy.
• Incumbent Mayor Joe Ganim, who was convicted of corruption in the past, won the September primary by 251 votes out of 8,173 cast, largely due to absentee ballots.
• The scandal has revived past controversies and corruption allegations about Ganim and drawn connections to the divisive 2020 election allegations.
• Ganim's opponent, John Gomes, who released the surveillance footage after the primary, has sued city officials and demanded for a new primary or for him to be declared the winner.