East Hampton/Portland Election 2017 Results: Winners Revealed

EAST HAMPTON, CT — East Hampton voters approved an $18.9 million plan to build a new town hall and police department building by a margin of 30 votes, according to the Middletown Press.

There will be an automatic recount on the town council race because the margin was only five votes.

In Portland Democrat Susan Bransfield bested Republican challenger Robert Taylor by a 1,493 to 733 margin. Lambros Labrinides got 117 votes.

Read the full Press report here.

Candidates

The following are thee candidates in some races in town. To view all candidates and a sample ballot, click here.

East Hampton

Referendum question: Shall The Town Of East Hampton Appropriate $18,981,000 for the acquisition of a parcel of land off of East High Street near its intersection with Lake Vista Drive in East Hampton and the construction thereon of a Town Hall and Police Station including Board of Education offices and a community room; and authorize the issue of bonds and notes in the same amount to finance the appropriation."

Portland

First Selectman (two year term begins 2017 vote for one):

• Susan Bransfield (D)
• Robert Taylor (R)
• Lambros Lambrindes (American Independent Party)

Selectmen (vote for any four)

• James Tripp (D)
• Benjamin Srb (D)
• Louis Pear (D)
• Ralph Zampano (D)
• Timothy Lavoy (R)
• Michael Pelton (R)
• Kitch Breen Czernicki (R)
• Edward "Rick" Sharr (R)

Board of Education (vote for any four)

• Sharon Peters (D)
• Christopher Darby (D)
• Victor Rivera (D)
• Angela Hammond (R)
• Eric Peterson (R)
• David Murphy (R)

Am I Registered?

If you do not know if you are registered to vote, you can click here.
Applications must be postmarked or received by a voter registration agency by the 7th day before an election, which is Oct. 31. However, if you miss the deadline for registering for an election, Connecticut now offers same-day voter registration. You can register and vote in person on Election Day at your town's Election Day Registration location. You can contact your local If you want to know where to vote on Election Day, click this link which is from the CT Secretary of State’s Office. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Absentee Ballots

You can vote by absentee due to the following reasons:

• Illness or physical disability
• Absence from town during all election hours
• Religious beliefs forbidding secular activity on election day
• Serving as an election official at a polling place other than your own
• Active service in the Armed Forces

Absentee ballots should be submitted to the Town Clerk's office. You can fill out an application by clicking on the link below.

• Election, Primary, Referendum Absentee Ballot Application