Durham 2021 Local Elections: Candidates, Polling Places, Hours

DURHAM, CT — Durham residents will head to the polls on Nov. 2 to cast votes for the municipal election.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 2. Voters who are in line before 8 p.m. will be able to vote even after the deadline passes. You can find your poll location at the Secretary of the State website by inputting your information.

You can request an absentee ballot here or you can visit your town clerk's office. All voters are eligible to check the top box that lists "COVID-19" as a reason for requesting an absentee ballot.

Durham will have a referendum on the following question on the closing of an elementary school: "Shall the regional School District 13 Plan of Regionalization be amended to authorize the Region 13 Board of Education to close John Lyman Elementary School in the Town of Middlefield?"

The following candidates will be on the ballot in Durham local elections:

Board of Finance (Full-Term)

Democrat: Molly Nolan

Republicans: James C. Martinelli, Carleton L. Stoup, Sr.

Board of Finance (To Fill Vacancy)

Democrat: Eileen Buckheit

Republicans: Robert S. Guynn, Chuck Stegnel

Board of Assessment Appeals

Republican: Chad Spooner

Planning and Zoning Commission

Democrats: Christopher Balay, Jacob Mattison, Joshua Eddinger, Janet Morganti

Republicans: James E. Piotrowski, James W. Frazier, Philip S. Augur, James C. Martinelli, Michael R. Dahlheimer

Planning and Zoning Alternate

Democrat: John DeNunzio

Republican: John E. Batorski

Zoning Board of Appeals

Republicans: Robert E. Francis, Jonathan D. Scagnelli

Zoning of Appeals Alternate

Democrat: Maya Perry Liss

Republican: Gail E. Foreman

Regional Board of Education (Four-Year Term)

Democrats: Christine Geraci, Robert Moore, Andrew Taylor

Republicans: Amanda V. Betty, Lindsay E. Dahlheimer, John Mennone

Regional Board of Education (Two-Year Term)

Democrat: Norman Hicks

Republican: Jason H. Stone