in september 2015, twelve years after his conviction, ganim won the democratic primary, making "a big step toward completing an improbable political comeback." ganim defeated two primary opponents: finch, the incumbent mayor, and university of bridgeport vice president mary-jane foster, co-founder of the bridgeport bluefish minor-league baseball team. ganim received 6,264 votes, finch 5,859, and foster 1,177.