Somers 2021 Elections: Candidates, Polling Places, Hours

SOMERS, CT — Somers residents will head to the polls on Nov. 2 to cast votes for the 2021 municipal election. Several seats in local government are up for grabs.

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.

The poll location is in the rear of Somers Town Hall.

Voters can request an absentee ballot here or can visit the 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.

Here are the candidates for first selectman, selectmen and Board of Education (D = Democrat; R = Republican; P = petitioning candidate).

First Selectman

• Tim Keeney (R)

Selectmen

• Robert Schmidt (D)
• William Meier III (R)
• Ralph Williams (P)

Board of Education

• Dorothy Ruggiero (D)
• Catherine Embriano (R)
• Robert Chester (P)
• Jan Martin (D)
• Michael Briggs (R)
• Edward DePeau (D)
• Kimberly Radziewicz (R)
• Christophe Huestis (D)
• Christopher Thiesing (R)
• Mary Shannon Kelleher (D)
• Carl Stebbins (R)

Sample ballots from the Secretary of the State's office, including candidates for all offices, may be found here.

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