2025 Stamford mayoral election

2025 Stamford mayoral election
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November 4, 2025
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Candidate Caroline Simmons Nicola Tarzia
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 16,506 7,874
Percentage 65.54% 31.26%
Mayor before election

Caroline Simmons
Democratic

Elected mayor

Caroline Simmons
Democratic

The 2025 Stamford mayoral election took place on November 4, 2025. Incumbent mayor Caroline Simmons won in a decisive landslide, defeating Republican challenger Nicola Tarzia by more than 34 percentage points. [1]

Background

Stamford, Connecticut experienced significant population growth and economic development since the 1990s, in contrast to most other cities in Connecticut during this time.[2] Since its growth, Stamford has played a major role in the state's economy, with one 2022 article in the Stamford Advocate calling it "the economic engine of the state".[2]

In the city's 2021 mayoral election, Caroline Simmons defeated incumbent mayor David Martin in a Democratic primary and went on to defeat former Major League Baseball manager Bobby Valentine.[3] During Simmons' term, she came into conflict with a faction of Stamford's Democratic Party known as "Reform Stamford", who argued special interests such as real estate developers and construction companies had outsized influence on city government.[3] This faction suffered numerous political defeats throughout Simmons' term, losing efforts to re-write the city's charter in 2023,[4] and significant losses in the 2024 Democratic City Committee elections.[5]

Every challenger to Simmons' second term claimed the city had too much development. [6][7][8][9][10]

Candidates

Democratic Party

Nominee

Declared write-in

  • Fritz Chery, former Stamford Board of Education member[12]

Failed to qualify

  • Michael Loughran Jr., retired police sergeant[13]

Republican Party

Nominee

  • Nicola Tarzia, former member of the Stamford Board of Education[14]

Failed to qualify

Independent Party

Nominee

General election

Endorsements

Caroline Simmons
Party chapters
Political parties
Nicola Tarzia
Party chapters

Results

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Caroline Simmons 16,506 65.54%
Republican Nicola Tarzia 7,874 31.26%
Write-in Fritz Chery 556 2.21%
Write-in Michael Loughran 235 0.93%
Write-in David Cherniack 14 0.06%
Total votes 25,185 100%

[20]

References

  1. ^ Ignacio Laguarda (November 4, 2025). "Caroline Simmons wins second term as Stamford mayor, capturing two-thirds of vote". Stamford Advocate. Hearst Connecticut Media. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Del Valle, Verónica (2022-09-16). "Before and after: Analyzing Stamford's explosive growth from 1991 to 2019". Stamford Advocate. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  3. ^ a b Fedor, Tyler (2025-03-13). "Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons running for reelection". Stamford Advocate. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  4. ^ Gurciullo, Brianna (2024-01-22). "Divided Stamford Democrats means contested elections possible in every DCC district across the city". Stamford Advocate. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  5. ^ Laguarda, Ignacio (2024-03-06). "Stamford Democrats aligned with Mayor Simmons sweep 2024 party elections, results show". Stamford Advocate. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  6. ^ Fedor, Tyler (2025-07-16). "Stamford Republican Town Committee tabs Nicola Tarzia as its candidate for mayor".
  7. ^ Obernauer, Eric (2025-10-24). "Stamford Debate to Include All Five Mayoral Candidates on Monday". CTEXaminer.
  8. ^ Carella, Angela (2025-10-24). "'Fill in Fritz' Takes on Fellow Democrats in Race for Stamford Mayor". CTEXaminer.
  9. ^ Obernauer, Eric (2025-10-16). "Stamford Write-In Mike Loughran Stakes Platform on Listening, Accountability and Responsible Development". CTEXaminer.
  10. ^ Obernauer, Eric (2025-10-16). "Write-In Candidate David Cherniack Aims to 'Clean Up' Stamford City Government". CTEXaminer.
  11. ^ a b Fedor, Tyler. "Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons endorsed by Independent Party for mayor". Stamford Advocate. Archived from the original on 2025-08-30. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  12. ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  13. ^ Fedor, Tyler (2025-03-25). "Former Stamford police Sgt. Michael Loughran seeks to run for mayor as a Democrat". Stamford Advocate. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  14. ^ Carella, Angela (2025-09-11). "Tarzia Pitches Path to Victory in Three-Way Race for Stamford Mayor". CT Examiner. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  15. ^ Fedor, Tyler (2025-04-02). "Is Arthur Augustyn a time traveler? Probably not, but he does intend to run for Stamford's mayor". Stamford Advocate. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  16. ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
  17. ^ Tyler, Fedor. "Stamford mayor ready to 'get to work' in reelection bid after picking up her party's endorsement". Stamford Advocate.
  18. ^ Fedor, Tyler. "Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons endorsed by Independent Party for mayor". Stamford Advocate.
  19. ^ "Stamford Republican Town Committee tabs Nicola Tarzia as its candidate for mayor". Stamford Advocate.
  20. ^ "2025 Stamford General Election Results". Stamford Elections. City of Stamford. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

Official campaign websites

allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Stamford_mayoral_election