Since the 1870s, mayoral elections have been held every two years to elect the mayor of New Haven, Connecticut.Robert A. Dahl (1961), Who Governs?: Democracy and Power in an American City. Yale University Press. , . Page 12.

2001

The 2001 New Haven mayoral election was held on November 6, 2001.

Incumbent mayor John DeStefano Jr. won re-election to a fifth term, defeating Republican nominee Joel Schiavone in the general election.

Democratic primary The Democratic primary took place on September 11, 2001, the same day as the terrorist attacks. Because of this, voter turnout was significantly lower than expected. Of the 37,295 eligible voters for the Democratic primary, only 15,871 (42.5%) turned out to vote.

Incumbent mayor John DeStefano Jr. won re-nomination, defeating state Senator Martin Looney of the 11th district, which covered much of east New Haven.

<noinclude> Results by ward Ward DeStefano Looney Total Votes % Votes % Votes 1 212 93.8% 14 6.2% 226 2 283 70.9% 116 29.1% 399 3 349 % 212 % 561 4 221 % 145 % 366 5 266 % 98 % 364 6 287 % 179 % 466 7 230 % 94 % 324 8 295 % 221 % 516 9 291 % 159 % 450 10 385 % 255 % 640 11A 311 % 352 % 663 11B 48 % 47 % 95 12 309 % 192 % 501 13 296 % 296 % 592 14 306 % 268 % 574 15 319 % 290 % 609 16 201 % 289 % 490 17 340 % 329 % 669 18 363 % 429 % 792 19 334 % 137 % 471 20 499 % 256 % 755 21 363 % 119 % 482 22 275 % 96 % 371 23A 83 % 36 % 119 23B 164 % 57 % 221 24 418 % 136 % 554 25 528 % 300 % 828 26A 576 % 199 % 775 26B 79 % 30 % 109 27 402 % 163 % 565 28 419 % 187 % 606 29 197 % 133 % 330 30A 146 % 55 % 201 30B 124 % 63 % 187 Totals 9,919 62.5% 5,952 37.5% 15,871

General election

2013

The 2013 New Haven mayoral election was held on November 5, 2013. It saw the reelection of Democrat Toni Harp, who became the city's first female mayor.

Ten-term incumbent mayor John DeStefano Jr. did not run for reelection.

Democratic primary The Democratic primary was held on September 10.

Voter turnout in the primary was estimated at 29%.

Candidates that were on the ballot were state senator Toni Harp, political newcomer Justin Elicker, economic development administrator Henry Fernandez, and Hillhouse High School principal Kermit Carolina. Candidates that had been running for the nomination, but withdrew before the primary, were Matthew Nemerson, state representative Gary Holder-Winfield and Sundiata Keitazulu.

General election After losing to Harp in the Democratic primary, Elicker ran against her again in the general election as an independent candidate.

2015

The 2015 New Haven mayoral election was held on November 3, 2015. It saw the reelection of Democratic incumbent Toni Harp to a second term.

Voter turnout was less than 20%.

Harp won all of the city's 30 wards.

2017

The 2017 New Haven mayoral election was held on November 8, 2017. It saw the reelection of Democratic incumbent Toni Harp to a third term.

Democratic primary The Democratic primary was held on September 12. Voter turnout was roughly 20%.

General election Paca, who had lost the Democratic primary to Harp, ran as an independent. While he remained on the ballot, and ultimately placed second, he had withdrawn before the election.

Harp won all of the city's 30 wards.

2019

The 2019 New Haven mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019. Third-term incumbent mayor Toni Harp was defeated by Justin Elicker in both the Democratic primary and the general election. Ellicker and Harp had previously faced each other in the 2013 mayoral election.

Democratic primary The Democratic primary was held on September 10.

General election

Results by ward Results by ward Ward Elicker (D) Harp (WF) Write-in/other Total Votes % Votes % Votes % 1351 79.6% 61 13.83% 29 6.58% 441 2212 61.1% 126 36.31% 9 2.59% 347 3179 47.9% 166 44.39% 29 7.75% 374 4175 52.9% 146 44.11% 10 3.02% 331 5241 61.5% 129 32.91% 22 5.61% 392 6358 63.7% 157 27.94% 47 8.36% 562 7576 81.8% 114 16.19% 14 1.99% 704 8467 74.7% 132 21.12% 26 4.16% 625 9458 87.7% 62 11.88% 2 0.38% 522 10649 86.1% 93 12.33% 12 1.59% 754 11495 61.5% 274 34.04% 36 4.47% 805 12240 63.7% 131 34.75% 6 1.59% 377 13451 72.7% 148 23.87% 21 3.39% 620 14372 73.4% 122 24.06% 13 2.56% 507 15279 75.8% 82 22.28% 7 1.9% 368 16134 53.4% 107 42.63% 10 3.98% 251 17488 86.4% 70 12.39% 7 1.24% 565 181,094 92.5% 79 6.68% 10 0.85% 1,183 19598 84.6% 99 14.% 10 1.41% 707 20257 39.8% 377 58.45% 11 1.71% 645 21372 58.7% 243 38.33% 19 3.0% 634 22272 57.5% 179 37.84% 22 4.65% 473 23138 38.1% 212 58.56% 12 3.31% 362 24287 55.0% 206 39.46% 29 5.56% 522 251,264 84.1% 214 14.24% 25 1.66% 1,503 26811 69.1% 348 29.64% 15 1.28% 1,174 27346 60.6% 205 35.9% 20 3.5% 571 28335 53.9% 273 43.96% 13 2.09% 621 29239 49.9% 222 46.35% 18 3.76% 479 30158 36.7% 257 59.77% 15 3.49% 430

2021

The 2021 New Haven mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent mayor Justin Elicker won reelection.

Democratic primary Justin Elicker was renominated.

In late July, three developments occurred, which left Elicker without an opponent in the primary. Karen DuBois-Walton, the CEO of Elm City Communities (the city's public housing authority), who had been running a campaign for the nomination, withdrew from the race. Mayce Torres, a two-time aldermanic candidate, who was running in the Democratic primary, switched over to the Republican primary. Elena Tej Grewel, who had previously formed an exploratory committee for a prospective run, announced that she would not be running. Before DuBois-Walton's withdrawal, it had been anticipated the primary contest between Ellicker and her would have been competitive.

Republican primary In July 2021, Mayce Torres, who had previously been running for the Democratic nomination, announced that she would instead be running for the Republican nomination.

2023

The 2023 New Haven mayoral election was held on November 7, 2023. Incumbent mayor Justin Elicker won re-election to a third term in office, winning nearly 80% of the vote and every ward.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was held on September 12. Incumbent mayor Justin Elicker defeated challenger Liam Brennan, winning all 30 of the city's wards.

Declared Shafiq Abdussabur, former Beaver Hills alderman (failed to qualify for Democratic primary but qualified for general election ballot as an independent) Liam Brennan, Hartford Inspector General and former assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Elicker, incumbent mayor Tom Goldenberg, management consultant (failed to qualify for Democratic primary ballot but received the Republican and Independent Party of Connecticut nominations)

General election The general election took place on November 7. Incumbent mayor Justin Elicker defeated Republican Tom Goldenberg, winning all 30 of the city's wards. This election was concurrent with a referendum on an amendment to the New Haven Charter, which would extend the terms of the mayor and members of the Board of Alders to four years from two, starting with the 2027 election. The referendum passed by a nearly two-thirds majority.

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