2021 Stamford mayoral election

2021 Stamford mayoral election

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Turnout41%
 
Candidate Caroline Simmons Bobby Valentine
Party Democratic Independent
Alliance Independent Party
Popular vote 15,566 14,060
Percentage 52.54% 47.46%

Results by district

Mayor before election

David Martin
Democratic

Elected mayor

Caroline Simmons
Democratic

The 2021 Stamford mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent Democratic mayor David Martin sought re-election to a third term in office, but lost renomination to state representative Caroline Simmons. Simmons, who was also endorsed by the Independent Party, faced unaffiliated candidate Bobby Valentine.[1]

Initial results indicated Simmons had a huge lead over Valentine.[2] Absentee ballots swung heavily in Simmons' favor resulting in a 5-points lead over Valentine.[3] Following her election, Simmons became Stamford's first female mayor.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Dixon, Ken (November 3, 2021). "Valentine concedes Stamford race but GOP claims widespread wins". Stamford Advocate. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Gurciullo, Brianna (November 3, 2021). "A 1,500 vote difference put Caroline Simmons over Bobby Valentine to become Stamford's next mayor". Stamford Advocate. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Gurciullo, Brianna (November 3, 2021). "Caroline Simmons wins Stamford mayoral election as Bobby Valentine concedes". Stamford Advocate. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

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