2023 Election

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we look at the evolution of presidential debates, question whether or not they matter to the election, and learn about the art of the political putdown.

The investigation comes as the town is scheduled to hold a recount Tuesday in the race for first selectman. The Democratic challenger currently has 42 more votes than the Republican incumbent.

The newly elected mayor of Hartford, Arunan Arulampalam, announced his picks to lead his transition into office at his first press conference held at City Hall the morning after his victory.

After Republican Dean Esposito defeated Democrat Roberto Alves in 2021 in a race for mayor in Danbury, the challenger returned for a rematch in 2023. And this time, Alves won.

DiMartino has good reason to be proud. The local Democratic Party in Derby swept through the down ballot races as well, and his campaign manager, Linda Fusco explained it partly had to do with his chief opponent, Gino DiGiovanni’s ongoing legal troubles stemming from his participation in the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Paul Pernerewski, a Democratic protégé of retiring Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary, is now mayor-elect in the city.

Election Day is finally over! This hour, we’ll catch you up on all the big and small mayoral races across Connecticut. We’ll tell you who won, who lost, and why it matters.

Gino DiGiovanni, Jr., an alderman, lost to Democrat Joe DiMartino, who previously ran for mayor in 2021. DiGiovanni faces charges for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 riot.

The city's mayoral seat was vacated after a scandal in which a city official was convicted for stealing COVID-19 relief funds.

Incumbent Mayor Justin Elicker easily won a third term as mayor of New Haven Tuesday night.