WEST HAVEN, Conn. — Former West Haven city Councilman Barry Lee Cohen is projected to win the Republican nomination for mayor.
Cohen, who was 32 votes short of beating current Mayor Nancy Rossi in the 2021 general election, held off a challenge by political newcomer Paige Weinstein.
Weinstein conceded and addressed her supporters on Tuesday. In the unofficial results, Cohen won 708 votes while Weinstein received 381.
Cohen will face State Rep. Dorinda Borer, who is the Democratic candidate in the November general elections.
Rossi, who served for six years as West Haven's mayor, announced in May that she would not be seeking re-election, effectively opening up the mayoral race.
Weinstein received the West Haven Republican Town Committee’s endorsement. She is new to politics as she and her husband currently own a local business. Her priorities if elected are economic development and infrastructure needs.
Cohen says his top priority is economic development. A Republican has not held the mayor’s office in West Haven in more than 30 years.
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