HAMDEN, Connecticut — Hamden incumbent Democratic Mayor Lauren Garrett held off a challenge from Board of Education member Walter Morton IV in her bid for a second term in office.
Garrett received 2,689 votes compared to Morton's 2,096 votes. She will face Republican Crystal Dailey in the November general election.
Garrett defeated Republican Ron Gambardella and Independent write-in candidate Al Lotto in the 2021 election. It came after beating three-term incumbent Mayor Curt Balzano Leng in the 2021 Democrat primary election.
Garette, who received the Democrat Town Committee’s endorsement in July, has said her top priorities if elected are improving the town’s fiscal health, economic development, and infrastructure investments.
Morton has said his top priorities are lowering the town’s property taxes, increasing public safety, and investing in education.
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