Update: Foley Carried Berlin; New Police HQs Plan Goes Down in Defeat

Update: 1 p.m. Nov. 5:

About 68 percent of the Berlin’s 12,912 registered voters cast ballots in the Nov. 4 election which saw a town referendum to build a new police headquarters defeated and a majority of residents voting support of Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley.

Nearly all incumbents were returned to office by Berlin voters, according to the tallies filed with the Connecticut Secretary of State’s office.

Foley and his running mate, Heather Somers of Groton, received 4,774 votes. Incumbent Democrat Dannel Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman received 3,821 votes; petition candidate Joe Visconti, who dropped out two days before the election, 116, and write-in candidate Jonathan Pelto, 5.

1st Congressional District:

• Republican Matthew Corey: 3,770
• Democrat John Larson (Incumbent): 4,302
• Green Parth Jeffrey Russell: 122

6th State Senate District:

• Democrat Terry Gerratana (Incumbent): 5,285
• Write-in candidate Todd Cheney: 19

30th State Assembly District:

• Democrat Joe Areismowicz (Incumbent): 4,077

83rd State Assembly District:

• Republican Pablo Soto: 1,170
• Democrat: Catherine Abercrombie (Incumbent): 1,182

Secretary of State:

• Republican Peter Lumaj: 4,356
• Democrat Denise Merrill (Incumbent): 3,745
• Green Party Michael DeRosa: 158

State Treasurer:

• Republican Timothy Herbst: 4,707
• Democrat Denise Nappier (Incumbent): 3,418

State Comptroller

• Republican Sharon McLaughlin: 3,998
• Democrat Kevin Lembo (Incumbent): 3,815
• Green Party: Rolf Maurer: 112

Attorney General:

• Republican Kie Westy: 3,565
• Democrat George Jepsen (Incumbent): 4,304
• Green Party Stephen Fournier: 163

Registrar of Voters:

• Republican Elizabeth Tedeschi: 4,466
• Democrat Frederick Joriner: 3,367

Board of Education (non-partisan):

• George Perduta: 3,047
• Timothy Oakes: 3,288
• JoAnne Angelico-Stetson: 3,074

Probate Judge:

• Democrat Walter Clebowitz: 5,036

State Referendum:

• Yes: 3,038
• No: 4,781

Local referendum on whether to spend $21 million for a new police headquarters:

• Yes: 3,148
• No: 5,064

Original story: 2:20 a.m. Nov. 5

It appears it’ll be back to the drawing boards to find a way to deal with cramped quarters in an aging Berlin Police Department headquarters.

Residents rejected a ballot referendum to spend $21 million to build a new police station by a vote of 4,838 to 2,963, according to WTIC. The tally doesn’t include absentee ballots.

Chief Paul Fitzgerald has been lobbying the town to build a new headquarters because the 1972 facility is too small for the 40-member police force and is in disrepair.

The referendum apparently was a hot-button issue for voters as the registrar of voters office had to order and deliver more ballots to each of the polling precincts by noon, according to the WTIC report that can be found here.

Check back for complete election results on Wednesday.

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