pungs hated by a landslide ricketry. by a nearly two to one margin, joe ganim once again elected mayor of connecticut's largest city. >> certainly call this a comeback story. but for me, it's the city i feel i never left. bridgeport's mayor from 1991 to 2003. when he was convicted of extortion, racketeering, and bribery. >> joe ganim believes in bridgeport. >> reporter: but this year, he campaigned relentlessly, pledging to stop rising taxes, to create jobs, and city. and i think he's a good man. >> reporter: evelyn cousins has lived in the same house all of her 80 years and says she's willing to look past the fact federal prison. >> i don't think he'd bend down to pick up a penny on the >> reporter: she's hardly alone. >> i thought he did a good job the first time around. >> whatever he did in the past, like anybody else, it -- make a mistake. and i think he deserves a second chance. >> reporter: but among the younger set the election is slightly more controversial. >> i don't trust him. >> reporter: many too expressed