Politics & Government
Hartford's New Mayor Is Democrat Arulampalam: Reports
The new mayor, who was easily elected Tuesday, continues a long tradition of Democrats serving in Hartford.
HARTFORD, CT — The man personally endorsed by the incumbent Hartford mayor will now replace following his easy election victory in Hartford Tuesday.
Democrat Arunan Arulampalam was victorious 69 percent of the vote, according to Fox 61 citing the Association Press.
This is with half of Hartford's voting precincts in, with Arulampalam getting 2,326 votes to the next-highest vote-getter, petitioning hopeful Nick Lebron, according to Fox 61 and AP.
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It is no surprise in a city that is heavily Democratic and hasn't had a GOP mayor since the early 1970s.
The biggest race of the night featured Arulampalam taking on Republican Michael McGarry and four petitioning hopefuls, Gisele Gigi Jacobs, Nick Lebron, J. Stan McCauley and Mark Stewart Greenstein.
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Arulampalam's election as a Democrat comes the same year the city's last Republican mayor, Antonina "Ann" P. Uccello died at 100 this past March.
He will fill the post vacated by Democratic incumbent Luke Bronin, who is not seeking another term. Bronin had endorsed Arulampalam.
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