Greenwich Election Results: Arzeno Concedes In House Seat Race

GREENWICH, CT — While the race for Greenwich's 151st House District was too close to call on Election Night, Republican incumbent Harry Arora confirmed Wednesday afternoon his opponent, Democratic candidate Hector Arzeno, called him and conceded earlier in the day.

The victory marks Arora's second time being elected to the 151st House District this year after previously winning the special election in January.

"I feel very honored to have a second term, and I will try to work hard and earn a second term," Arora said early Wednesday morning. "I feel good that the district and the community has given me this opportunity."

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While he acknowledged running two campaigns in the same year was not an easy task, he said he was happy with voter turnout this year and expressed his gratitude toward Greenwich residents.

"They always say the first re-election is the toughest...I will work hard," Arora said, "and leave no stone unturned to serve our community and advocate for it."

Unofficial results listed on the Secretary of State website Wednesday morning indicated Arora received 7,212 votes, while Arzeno received 6,388 votes.

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Arzeno confirmed to the Greenwich Time he had conceded Wednesday and noted he felt positive about the campaign he ran this year. He also said he felt Arora had good support in the district.

Patch has reached out to Arzeno for further information.

A few hours after polls closed Tuesday night, Republican candidate Joe Kelly confirmed around 10 p.m. he had conceded in the race for the 150th House District against Democratic incumbent Steve Meskers.

Preliminary, unofficial numbers listed on the Secretary of State website early Wednesday morning indicate Meskers received 6,608 votes while Kelly received 5,150 votes plus an additional 277 votes.

"The numbers didn't seem to have any path for us to have a victory," Kelly said Tuesday night, "and we called Steve, who is a wonderful guy and a great opponent, and we conceded. I'm looking forward to him doing well."

Kelly was gathered with a small group of people at his home when results began trickling in.

"We had a great experience," Kelly said Tuesday evening. "We enjoyed the whole process...We took 2020 and made it into something very exciting, because we had never done something like this before, so it's a giant win for us. We're OK with [the results], and it's good that Steve's going on to do what he does in Hartford."

Kelly also thanked residents for voting and for their support.

"Everyone was so nice when we were going door to door," Kelly said, "and it was just a really great experience at the polls today. It was such a positive experience, everyone was so nice, and it reinforced my love for the town of Greenwich...everyone just made it worthwhile."

Meskers said Tuesday night he was "elated" and "thrilled" with the results.

Though unofficial results were released earlier in the day, the race for the 149th House District between Democratic candidate Kathleen Stowe and Republican candidate Kimberly Fiorello was still too close to call Wednesday afternoon.

The district includes parts of Greenwich and Stamford.

"It was wonderful to see such voter engagement, both in my race and nationally," Stowe said Wednesday morning. "I am still waiting for the absentee ballots to be counted, but I am just so thankful to my wonderful family who stood at the various polling places, friends and volunteers."

The winner of this race will succeed Livvy Floren following her decision not to seek re-election after 10 terms in office, leaving the seat up for grabs for the first time in nearly 20 years.

Both Stowe and Fiorello have previously served the town in an official capacity. Stowe currently serves as the Board of Education's vice chair while Fiorello has been a member of the Representative Town Meeting since 2017.