Hartford 2019 Local Elections: Candidates, Polling Places, Hours

HARTFORD, CT — Voters will head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 5 to vote in Hartford’s municipal election. The position of first selectman, spots on the boards of education and selectmen are all up for grabs.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters who are in line before 8 p.m. will be able to vote even after the deadline passes.

Here are some of the more notable races in Hartford. For a complete ballot, go to the Secretary of State's website.

Mayor: Democrat Luke Bronin and Republican James Stanley M. McCauley. Petitioning candidates W. Michael Downes, Giselle Gigi Jacobs, Aaron Lewis, Eddie A. Perez.

City Council: Democrats Thomas TJ Clarke III, Nick Lebron, Mary D. Rosado, Marilyn Rossetti, Shirley Surgeon, James B. Sanchez; Republicans Theodore T. Cannon, Gary Bazzano; Working Families Party Joshua Michtom, Moise Laurent, Wildaliz Bermudez; Green Party Mary L. Sanders; Second Chance Party Corey J. Brinson; Hartford Party John Q. Gale; petitioning candidates RJO Winch, Suzann L. Beckett. Voters will choose six candidates.

Connecticut offers Election Day registration, but those who arrive need to be registered by 8 p.m. in order to vote. Unlike previously registered voters standing in line before 8 p.m. to register won't guarantee the ability to vote.

Absentee ballots are also available for those who won't be in town all of election day or for a multitude of other reasons. Voters can also register online prior to the election.