Ellington Election 2016 Results: And the Winners Are ...

ELLINGTON, CT — Here is a look at how how Ellington voted in trhe 2016 election:

U.S. President

• (D) Clinton and Kaine - 3,531, 43.05 percent
• (R) Trump and Pence - 4,199, 51.19 percent
• (L) Johnson and Weld - 322, 3.93 percent
• (G) Stein and Baraka - 115, 1.40 percent

U.S. Senate

• (D) Richard Blumenthal - 3,571, 45.67 percent
• (R) Dan Carter - 3,525, 45.08 percent
• (WF) Richard Blumenthal - 500, 6.39 percent
• (L) Richard Lion - 119, 1.52 percent
• (G) Jeffery Russell - 104, 1.33 percent

U.S. Rep District 2

• (D) Joe Courtney - 3,644, 47.06 percent
• (R) Daria Novak - 3,337, 43.09 percent
• (WF) Joe Courtney - 493, 6.37 percent
• (L) Daniel Reale - 141, 1.82 percent
• (G) Jonathan Pelto - 129, 1.67 percent

State Senate District 3

• (D) Timothy D. Larson - 2,627, 44.48 percent
• (R) Carolyn Streeter Mirek - 3,071, 52.00 percent
• (I) Carolyn Streeter Mirek - 208, 3.52 percent

State Senate District 35

• (D) Arlene Avery - 506, 28.51 percent
• (R) Tony Guglielmo - 1,197, 67.44 percent
• (WF) Arlene Avery - 72, 4.06 percent

State Rep District 57

• (R) Christopher Davis - 6,252, 100 percent

Registered voters in Ellington set a blistering pace while heading to the polls on Nov. 8 for the 2016 election.

Voting is open until 8 p.m., but by 2 p.m., a total of 4,886 had already voted. That's 49 percent.

Secretary of the state Denise Merrill said the state midday average was 29 percent.

"It's a critical vote this time around, and it means a lot to me," Ellington resident Mark Freund said upon exiting the voting booth. "I'm going to be 60 tomorrow, and this is the last time in my lifetime I'll get the opportunity to vote and make a difference. I voted for Trump. I think the establishment, regardless of Democrat or Republican, has destroyed this country."

District 1 residents vote at Ellington High School, 37 Maple St.

To read about the U.S. Senate race in Connecticut and the five congressional races click on this related story.

Photo Credit: Tim Jensen