Greenwich Election Results 2016: Incumbents Roll to Victory

GREENWICH, CT— Voters decided to put State Sen. Scott Frantz and Rep. Fred Camillo back in the General Assembly.

Frantz beat Democrat challenger John Blankley by an unofficial tally of 16,445 to 10,680, according to the Greenwich Time. Camillo won 5,650 to Democrat challenger Dita Bhargava 4,456 in unofficial results.

State Reps. Livvy Floren and Michael Bocchino naturally won their unopposed races.

To read about the U.S. Senate race in Connecticut and the five congressional races see this related story: Connecticut Election 2016: What You Need to Know

Uncontested Races

Republican State Reps. Livvy Floren and Mike Bocchino will run unopposed in the 149th and 150th districts.
Floren is in her eighth-term and Bocchino his first.

36th Senate District

Republican State Sen. Scott Frantz is in his fourth term and will face off against Democrat John Blankley and Green Party candidate Edward Hefflin for the 36th district. Frantz is the deputy minority leader of the Senate Republican Caucus. He championed Emily’s Law, which raised the minimum towing age to 16 and requires training of new boaters in proper towing techniques. The law was created after Emily Fedorko died in an August 2014 tubing accident. Frantz is a business entrepreneur and serves on a number of business advisory boards. He lives in Riverside with his wife and four children.Blankley is currently a member of the Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation and was previously an RTM member, according to the Greenwich Free Press. He has served as an executive and board level member of shipping, oil, gas and other businesses. Blankley said his experience handling large budgets for major corporations will help at the state level.Green party candidate Ed Heflin is advocating for a public banking platform. He is a Wall Street consultant, entrepreneur and academic.

151st House District

Longtime Republican State Rep. Fred Camillo will run against Democrat challenger Dita Bhargava.

Camillo is in his fourth-term. Outside of politics he is a board director of Greenwich Recycling Company and has experience as a small business owner, high school teacher, basketball coach and mortgage banker. He is also an avid volunteer in the Greenwich community, grew up in Cos Cob and now lives in Old Greenwich.

Bhargava has lived in Greenwich with her family for eight years and has 20 years of experience in the financial industry as a senior trader and hedge fund portfolio manager, according to her campaign website.

She is a board member for several non-profits. Bhargava said she believes the solution to the state’s financial woes is not to raise taxes and to fix budgetary problems and foster a more business and family friendly environment.