Middletown council declares mayoral vacancy and schedules special election for Nov. 4

The Middletown Common Council on June 18 formally acknowledged a permanent vacancy in the office of the mayor and unanimously called a primary (Sept. 9, 2025, if needed) and a special election for Nov. 4, 2025 to fill the balance of the term through Nov. 9, 2027.

Anthony Mangifico, introducing the election resolution, said the action was required under the city charter and state law. "The Common Council of the City of Middletown hereby calls and warns that a special election shall be held for the office of Mayor of the City of Middletown," Mangifico said, reading the resolution language presented to the body.

Councilmember Steven Kovac moved the council———to acknowledge the vacancy after the clerk read the formal notice and supporting memorandum from the mayor's office. The council voted without debate, and both resolutions (acknowledging the vacancy and setting the election dates) passed unanimously.

Why it matters: the council's action sets the timetable for selecting candidates and for election administration, triggers statutory deadlines for candidate filings and ballots, and places the contest on the municipal calendar through November 2025. The resolution references the city charter and the Connecticut General Statutes as the legal basis for calling the primary and special election.

Next steps: City election officials must publish the official notices and filings timeline required by state election law; council members said administrative staff will proceed with the steps necessary to implement the calendar set by the council at the meeting.

The council took the election votes early in the agenda; the meeting continued later with debate on a separate labor contract that the council ultimately rejected.