2025 Stamford mayoral election

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2025 Stamford mayoral election
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←  2021 November 4, 2025
Reporting
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Candidate Caroline Simmons Nicola Tarzia
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote16,5067,874
Percentage65.54%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 36 percentage points. [1]

Contents

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]

The city's incumbent mayor Caroline Simmons defeated former Major League Baseball manager Bobby Valentine in the city's 2021 mayoral election. [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]

Candidates

Democratic Party

Nominee

Declared write-in

  • Fritz Chery, former Stamford Board of Education member [7]

Failed to qualify

  • Michael Loughran Jr., retired police sergeant [8]

Republican Party

Nominee

  • Nicola Tarzia, former member of the Stamford Board of Education [9]

Failed to qualify

Independent Party

Nominee

General election

Endorsements

Caroline Simmons
Party chapters
Political parties
Nicola Tarzia
Party chapters

Results

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Caroline Simmons 16,50665.54%
Republican Nicola Tarzia7,87431.26%
Write-inFritz Chery5562.21%
Write-inMichael Loughran2350.93%
Write-inDavid Cherniack140.06%
Total votes25,185 100%

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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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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.
  7. ↑ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Carella, Angela (2025-09-11). "Tarzia Pitches Path to Victory in Three-Way Race for Stamford Mayor". CT Examiner. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
  12. ↑ Tyler, Fedor. "Stamford mayor ready to 'get to work' in reelection bid after picking up her party's endorsement". Stamford Advocate.
  13. ↑ Fedor, Tyler. "Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons endorsed by Independent Party for mayor". Stamford Advocate.
  14. ↑ "Stamford Republican Town Committee tabs Nicola Tarzia as its candidate for mayor". Stamford Advocate.
  15. ↑ "2025 Stamford General Election Results". Stamford Elections. City of Stamford. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

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