It was a full house at the Margaret E. Morton Government Center with Sen. Marilyn Moore getting a standing ovation.

Moore announced last week she would not be seeking reelection and made a nomination on Tuesday to former City Councilman Tyler Mack, who got the most delegates.

All five candidates got the necessary 15% of the delegate count to get on the ballot in the upcoming Democratic primary.

The other candidates included educator and corporate litigator Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, of Trumbull, former Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch, high-ranking state policy expert and advisor Dr. Shante Hanks and Black Rock City Councilman Scott Burns.

What the candidates now need in terms of campaign resources is the support of voters in a race that some say has no apparent favorite.

All five candidates say their focus now will be to campaign hard in the run-up to the Democratic primary in September.

In the 23rd district, Sen. Herron Gaston won his party's endorsement with 49 delegate votes.

City Councilman Ernie Newton, who used to hold that seat, got eight votes, one vote shy of the 15% threshold needed to win a spot on the ballot.