Ellington Municipal Election 2017: Results Are In

ELLINGTON, CT — On Nov. 7, local residents went to the polls to vote for various local positions.

Here is a breakdown of the results as declared by the secretary of the state's office:

FIRST SELECTMAN

• Aaron J. Foster 1,172
• Lori L. Spielman 1,973

SELECTMEN

• Melinda M. Ferry 1,296
• Lois Timmis-Ferrara 1,140
• Sarah D. Cook 1,286
• Thomas C. Palshaw 1,108
• James Prichard 1,833
• David Stavens 1,810
• Ronald F. Stomberg 1,727
• John W. Turner 1,702

BOARD OF FINANCE (FULL TERM)

• Joseph E. Wehr 1,166
• Peggy Busse 1,253
• Douglas Harding 1,832
• Barry Pinto 1,721

BOARD OF FINANCE TO FILL VACANCY FOR 2 YEARS

• Thomas B. Adams 1,115
• David Olender 1,868

BOARD OF EDUCATION

• Miriam N. Underwood 1,468
• Elizabeth Nord 1,606
• Gary J. Blanchette 1,640
• Michael Purcaro 1,805
• Kristen Picard-Wambolt 1,979
• Jennifer Dzen 2,174
• Marcia Kupferschmid 2,294

PLANNING and ZONING COMMISSION

• F. Michael Francis 1,718
• Ricci M. Hirth 1,779
• Keith Curao 1,708
• William Hogan 1,922
• Arlo Hoffman 2,059

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

• Mort Heidari 1,580
• Nishant Patel 1,405
• Kenneth Braga 1,966
• Michael Swanson 1,900

LIBRARY DIRECTORS

• Daniel Sclare 1,284
• Gabbi Mendelsohn 1,439
• Harry Evageliou 1,106
• Janet K. Wieliczka 1,762
• Jusy Stomberg 1,861

Patch Graphic: Kristin Borden