Mayor Bill Finch, riding the power of incumbency and the Democratic party apparatus in a low turnout, turned back a spirited challenge from Mary-Jane Foster
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Afternoon Voting Update–Turnout Low–Some UB Students Turned Away
4 pm update: Turnout figures across the city are trending low, and barring a late surge, will be hard-pressed to hit 20 percent citywide by 8 p.m.
Read moreHave You Voted Yet?
It’s Primary Day in the state’s largest city in what has been among the wildest elections in the city’s history. Mayor Bill Finch and Mary-Jane Foster,
Read moreMerrill’s Office To Conduct Random Checks
From CT Secretary of the State Denise Merrill Merrill: Polls are Open in Bridgeport for Democratic Municipal Primary, Go and Vote! Polls Open until 8:00
Read moreCallahan: Organized Opposition Doesn’t Come Easy
BY JIM CALLAHAN You look at an election campaign hoping to find illumination on the issues of the day, and some idea from the candidates
Read morePrimary Eve–Share Your Predictions
Afternoon Update: The final citywide Democratic voter registration heading into primary day, according to Democratic Registrar Santa Ayala, 43,485. That means nearly 700 new Democrats
Read moreIf You Yell Loud Enough They Might Hear You
Who says one person cannot make a difference bringing a complex financial issue to light? OIB reader John Marshall Lee (BEACON2) has written, poked, prodded
Read moreTuesday Polling Locations
Below is a list of polling places for Tuesday’s primary. Most are the traditional locations. Note that voters who generally cast a ballot at Wilbur Cross in the
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