Greenwich Election Results 2021: Vote Totals For Every Race

GREENWICH, CT — Greenwich Republicans had a solid showing in Tuesday's election, as they earned victories in several key races, according to unofficial results from the CT Secretary of State.

The Greenwich Registrar of Voters' live voter turnout tracker indicated that 16,753 residents hit the polls in the municipal election, good for a 40.32 percent turnout rate.

Results are unofficial, and are from the CT Secretary of State

First Selectman & Board of Selectmen

Leading the ticket was Republican First Selectman Fred Camillo, who was re-elected to a second term over Democratic challenger Bill Kelly.

Camillo, who helped navigate Greenwich through the COVID-19 pandemic, won soundly by racking up 10,794 votes to Kelly's 4,894.

Joining Camillo on the Board of Selectmen will be his running mate, Selectperson Lauren Rabin, who was also re-elected with 9,923 votes

Democrat Janet Stone McGuigan will round out the board as the third member since she acquired the third highest vote total among Selectmen candidates. She tallied 6,322 votes.

Town Clerk

The Town Clerk position was open for the first time in 30 years, since Carmella Budkins announced her retirement earlier this year.

The position will stay in the family name, however, as her daughter, Jackie Budkins, a Republican, defeated Mary "Molly" Saleeby.

Jackie totaled 8,977 votes (55.19 percent) to Saleeby's 7,290 (44.81 percent).

Tax Collector

Republican Heather Smeriglio will return to the Tax Collector's office for a second term, after defeating Democratic challenger Trevor Crow.

Smeriglio earned 9,855 votes (61.20 percent), and Crow received 6,249 (38.80 percent).

Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET)

The 12-person BET is split evenly between Democrats and Republicans, so all candidates were guaranteed spots.

However, the tie breaking vote was up for grabs, as the party with the most cumulative votes gets that power.

According to unofficial results, the Republicans will get to have that vote, as they received 50,304 votes. The Democrats totaled 42,163. The Republicans won control of the BET back from the Democrats in 2019.

The next BET will feature:

Democratic incumbents Leslie Moriarty, Miriam Kreuzer, Laura Erickson, David Weisbrod, Jeffrey Ramer and newcomer Stephen Selbst;

Republican incumbents Karen Fassuliotis, Bill Drake, Leslie L. Tarkington and newcomers Dan Ozizmir, Michael Basham and Nisha Arora.

Board of Education

Democratic incumbent Kathleen Stowe and newcomer Laura Kostin ran unchallenged and will be seated on the board.

On the Republican side, Michael-Joseph Mercanti-Anthony, Megan Galletta and Cody Kittle were vying for two spots.

Mercanti-Anthony earned the most votes among BOE vote-getters with 9,276. Kittle has 8,336 to Galletta's 8,300, a margin of just 36 votes.

Republican Registrar of Voters Fred DeCaro said a recount will take place beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday at Greenwich Town Hall.

Board of Assessment Appeals

The purpose of the five-person Board is to hear property appeals for taxpayers who feel that the Assessor erred in the valuation of their properties.

Republican Mark Pruner was the top vote getter at 8,796, followed by fellow Republican Jeff Reardon (8,548) and Christopher "Kit" Mill (8,079). Democrat Howard Richman scored 6,550 votes, William Grad 6,540, and Joseph Huley had 6,156.

Constable

There are usually four constables nominated from each party; seven are elected, four from the majority party and three from the minority party. The term of office is 2 years.

Republicans are Donna Maloney (8,621 votes); John J. Thompson (8,207 votes); Martin C. Blanco (7,795 votes); Charles "Eddie" Thivierge (7,531 votes).

Democrats were Dawn Fortunato (7,214) and Donnie Romeo (6,938).

Representative Town Meeting (RTM)

There were only a handful of competitive races for the Representative Town Meeting, which is the governing body for the town. Those races occurred in Districts 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 12.

(Bold indicates winners)

District 2, 15 candidates for 14 spots

Duncan G. Burke; Nancy B. Burke; Donald R. Conway; Laura P. Gladstone; Katherine N. LoBalbo; Mary Ellen D. Markowitz; Wilma Nacinovich; Lorelei B. O'Hagan; Averardo P. "Aldo" Pascarella; Pragati Soni (write-in); Joyce P. "Jay" Teevan; Eileen J. Toretta; Erika Walsh; Henry Scott Walter; James R. Webster (write-in)

District 5, 19 candidates for 18 spots

Eric P. Beiley; Joseph H. Benoit Jr.; Edward T. Broadhurst III; Allison C. "Icy" Frantz; Paul E. Kramer; Lindy M. Lilien (write-in); Lucy B. Kransor; Paul A. Olmsted; Christopher J.A. "Skip" Parker Jr.; Charles H. Parkhurst; Allison W. Rogers. Felice "Felix" Rovelli; Martha Ozizmir Shoemaker; Ashley M.B. Smith; Andrew B. Taylor; John B. Thakor; Peter G. van Duyne; Catherine L. Whitaker; Shawn J. McDonnell (write-in).

District 6, 24 candidates for 20 spots

Sally E. Bednar; Thomas J. Byrne; Marilyn Ross Cahn; Robert W. Carter; Nancy F. Dearing; Matt DesChamps; Carol C. Ducret; Daniel Izzo; Coline Jenkins; Brian J. Maher; John M. McShea; John M. Merrill; Stephen Meskers; Barbara E. O'Neill; Tracy D. Parsons "Grossman"; ; Kathleen S. "Kathy" Smith; David P. Snyder; Mary Tobin: Alexis Volgari; Victoria Martin Young; Joni L. Chamberlain; David J. Nobile; Augustus Sciulla; Horst Tebbe.

District 8, 31 candidates for 23 spots

Hector E. Arzeno; Lisa Becker Edmundson; Peter E. Berg; Francis J. "Kip" Burgweger Jr.; Jill M. Capalbo; Randy Caravella; Adele Caroll; Neil A. Caton; M. Irene Dietrich; Philip A. Dodson; Hannah P. Doherty; Christine L. Edwards; Dana Gordan; Myra H. Klockenbrink; Richard J. Margenot; Janet L. McMahon; Cheryl A. Moss; Andrew Oliver II; Jonathan P. Perloe; Caryn S. Rosenbaum; Mary M. "Molly" Saleeby; Alison F. Soler; Cory G. Williams;

Blazej R. Cichy (write-in); Galit "Gill" Hershkovich-Kim (write-in); Konstantinos "Kons" Katsigiannakis (write-in); Kiera T. Lynch (write-in); Kathleen M.Myer (write-in); Vincent C. Pastore (write-in); Robert J. Peyton (write-in); David J. Schreff.

District 10, 24 candidates for 20 spots

Gerald L. Anderson; P. Jude Collins; Allyson T. Cowin; Anne Driscoll; Mareta C. Hamre; Hilary Haroche; Sandra K. Harris; W. Brooks Harris; Ramya T. Hopley; Katherine V. Hynes; Steven B. Katz; Debra Ciampi Kolman; Rohika A. Patel; Kara L. Philbin; Daniel C. Schreck; Diana D. Singer; Alan A. Small; Sheryl B. Sorbard; Jane S. Sprung; Louisa H. Stone.

Juan I. Blanco, Sr. (write-in) Michael D. Witter (write-in), Sara A. Kessler; Svetlana Wasserman.

District 12, 23 candidates for 22 spots

Thomas Agresta; Francia Alvarez; Craig W. Admundson; Glen A. Canner; Jeffrey W. Crumbine; David L. de Milhau; Mary C. Flynn; Barbara Galton Hindman; Mary A. Keller; David J. Lancaster; Chalon W. Lefebvre; Paula Legere-Mickley; Aaron J. Leonard; Frederick R. Lorthioir; Robert T. May; Abigail R. McCarthy; Miriam Mennin; Ellen Murdock; Jocelyn Y. Riddle; Jane S. Sulich; James Waters; Andrew S. Winston; Donald T. Wyko