Clinton's First Selectman Candidates Tied After 2015 Election

There’s a first time for everything. In Clinton, for the first time in the history of municipal elections, the two selectmen candidates received the same number of votes in Tuesday’s election — 1,632 each.

The two candidates are Bruce Farmer and William W. Fritz, Jr.

Town Clerk Sharon Uricchio was quoted in the New Haven Register as saying a recount will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Town Hall’s Rose Room.

The recount is open to the public.

According to state statutes, if the results remain the same, the town must schedule a re-election within three weeks of the original election. That date would be Tuesday, Nov. 24.

• For the full list of election results, visit the town of Clinton website.

Click here to read the full report from the New Haven Register.

Photo by FutUndBeidl, via flickr creative commons

(Editor’s Note: This article was updated to reflect the required time frame for a second election.)