Election Day In Darien: When, Where To Vote

DARIEN, CT — Darien residents will head to the polls from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3 to vote in several key races including selecting a president and local representatives in the State General Assembly and U.S. Congress. The town also votes for Board of Education spots, and seats on the Representative Town Meeting.

Nearly 500,000 absentee ballots have already been cast in Connecticut due to the ongoing effect of the coronavirus pandemic.

If you still have your absentee ballot it must be hand-delivered to the town clerk’s office or placed in the drop-off box. Ballots must be received by the close of polls in order to count. Polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

If you haven’t voted by mail and are heading to the polls Tuesday here is what you need to know.

Voting on Election Day
Polls in Connecticut are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. You can use the Secretary of State’s website to find your polling place.

Connecticut also allows for Election Day registration at designated centers in each town. People must be registered by 8 p.m. in order to vote using Election Day registration.

For questions about voting in Darien, contact the Darien Registrar of Voters at 203-656-7316 or visit their website here.

The following are the key contested races that will be on the ballot for Darien voters:

President/Vice President
Joe Biden/Kamala Harris (Democrat)
Donald Trump/Mike Pence (Republican) - Incumbent
Jo Jorgensen and Chip Cohen (Libertarian)
Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (Green Party)

U.S. Congress
U.S. House District 4
Jim Himes (Democrat) - Incumbent
Jonathan Riddle (Republican)
Brian Merlen (Independent)

Local State Senate Races
25th Senatorial District
Bob Duff (Democrat) - Incumbent
Ellie Kousidis (Republican)
Ellie Kousidis (Independent)
Bob Duff (Working Families)

27th Senatorial District
Carlo Leone (Democrat) - Incumbent
Eva Maldonado (Republican)
Eva Maldonado (Independent)

Local State Representative Races
141st House District
Terrie E. Wood (Republican) - Incumbent

147th House District
Matt Blumenthal (Democrat) - Incumbent
Dan Maymim (Republican)

Local Races
Registrar of Voters
Susan K. Gray (Democrat) - Incumbent
John Visi (Republican) - Incumbent

Board of Education
Michael J. Burke (Democrat) - Incumbent
Sara Parent (Democrat)
David P. Dineen (Republican) - Incumbent
Dennis Maroney (Republican) - Incumbent

Representative Town Meeting (Non-Partisan)
District 1
Sarah M. Baldwin - Incumbent
Amy Barsanti - Incumbent
Reed W. Barthold
Curtis A. Butler - Incumbent
Diane G. Conologue - Incumbent
Casey Mecsery - Incumbent
Holly S. Mitchell

District 2
Vincent Arguimbau - Incumbent
Elisabeth C. Bacon - Incumbent
Michael A.P. Casolo - Incumbent
James H. Howe - Incumbent
Cheryl Russell - Incumbent
Clara C. Sartori - Incumbent
Barbara L. Thorne - Incumbent
Michael C. Wheeler - Incumbent
Penelope Wilson - Incumbent

District 3
Jack H. Davis - Incumbent
Eric D. Golus - Incumbent
Petr Marousek - Incumbent
Marcy A. Minnick - Incumbent
Edward A. Washecka - Incumbent
Lisa Yarnell - Incumbent
Scott Zimmerman - Incumbent

District 4
Werner Domittner - Incumbent
Lucy Fiore - Incumbent
Michael G. Heitz - Incumbent
Rolf C. Obin - Incumbent
Brian J. Rayhill - Incumbent
Jan Raymond - Incumbent
Linda S. Terhune - Incumbent

District 5
Mark R. Adiletta - Incumbent
David F. Bayne - Incumbent
Lindsay Kelly - Incumbent
Harry D. McLachlin - Incumbent
Sheila B. Sherwood - Incumbent

District 6
Frank H. Adelman - Incumbent
Virginia S. Jijon-Caamano - Incumbent
Susan R. Lauritzen - Incumbent
Richard Poli - Incumbent
Robert A. Werner - Incumbent