UPDATE: New Winner Announced in Brookfield Election Results 2018

BROOKFIELD, CT —Brookfield residents went to the polls Tuesday and came home with more than a few surprises, including one race that dragged into the wee hours and beyond.

The decision in the contest for the 30th Senatorial District had yet to be made by Wednesday morning, as was the case with many close races across the state. But the latest data available from the secretery of state's website gives Republican Craig Miner the win, with 22,750 votes, to Democratic challenger David Lawson's 19,500 votes.

Republican incumbent Steve Harding beat Democratic challenger Daniel Pearson in the race for the state House District 107 seat.

For the U.S. House of Representatives race in the 5th District, Democrat Jahana Hayes defeated Republican Manny Santos to become the first black woman to be elected to the CT State Assembly.