Republicans in the small Connecticut town of Derby will soon decide whether to unseat their three-term incumbent mayor in favor of a local official who was recently charged in federal court for his involvement in the attack on the U.S. Capitol
and later as an Assistant Chief Administrative Officer until his termination in July 2022. Gomes has suggested publicly that his ouster was in retaliation for being rumored as a possible mayoral hopeful. Ganim previously faced a primary challenge in his 2019 re-election bid, when heIn the state capital of Hartford, three Democrats face off for their party’s nomination to replace outgoing two-term Democratic incumbent Luke Bronin.
The winners will advance to the Nov. 7 general election. Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven are Democratic strongholds, and Tuesday’s primary victors will be heavily favored in the fall. President Joe Biden carried all three cities in 2020 with vote margins of at least 60 percentage points. The AP does not make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow the trailing candidates to close the gap. If a race has not been called, the AP will continue to cover any newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions or declarations of victory. In doing so, the AP will make clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explain why.
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