Segarra Wins Democratic Mayoral Primary

Last week Hartford's mayor Pedro Segarra won the Democratic mayoral primary election.  He defeated candidate Edwin Vargas 4,137-1,506.  He attributes his win to the support of voters by running a positive campaign and proving his devotion to the city. Because Hartford is a predominantly democratic city (Democrats outnumber Republicans 18-1), he believes that winning the primary is one step closer to another term.

Segarra has received overwhelming amount of support and he says that he won the primary because "What I wanted to do was communicate with as many voters on a personal level as I could."  17% of registered Democrat voters participated in the election.
It is clear that Segarra is popular in Hartford.  Here are some quotes from people who voted for him:

"I think he's doing an excellent job, and I want to see him continue to do that job.  Things are getting done." said Hartford resident Jeff Capelle.

"He had the courage, the knowledge and the strength to bring the assurance of leadership.  Definitely, you can see the impact." said Perez Silva.

"I just feel like he's for the people," said Norman Neal.

It is very likely that Segarra will be Hartford's mayor once again, and if he is elected I will definitely be interested in seeing what he is doing to help the city.