Preliminary Results For Greenwich Republican Town Committee Primaries

GREENWICH, CT — Primaries for several Republican Town Committee seats were held Tuesday in Greenwich.

Caucuses were held in January, but primaries were forced against winners in Districts 2, 4, 5, 8 and 9 — a representation of recent infighting between RTC leadership, referred to as the "new guard," and candidates backed by First Selectman Fred Camillo and others, the "old guard."

The two groups traded barbs on social media in recent months.

RTC leadership could not flip seats in Districts 4, 5 and 9, according to unofficial results, as candidates endorsed by Camillo and others maintained seats and performed well in District 2.

The Greenwich Registrars of Voters' live vote tracker noted 1,771 people hit the polls Tuesday out of 4,742 eligible voters, good for a turnout rate of 37.3 percent.

There will be mandatory recounts in Districts 2 and 8 due to the close votes, the registrars said.

The Greenwich RTC notably endorses candidates to be nominees for municipal elections and state office.

Top Vote Getters - Unofficial Results

District 2, nine candidates for five seats. Pending recount:

• Joe Kelly: 159
• Scott G. Diddel: 145
• Jill Kelly: 143
• Jill Barile: 133
• Nicholas Barile: 127

District 4, 10 candidates for five seats

• Mike Bocchino: 126
• Andrea Blume: 125
• Paul Cappiali: 125
• Victoria Cappiali: 124
• Josh Brown: 124

District 5, eight candidates for six seats

• Andy Duus: 220
• Jerry Cincotta: 216
• Marc V. Johnson: 216
• Paul Olmsted: 216
• Michael Hahn: 210
• Gideon Fountain: 165 (fills open seat)

District 8, 12 candidates for six seats. Pending recount.

• Joe Montanaro: 320
• Michael Devita: 308
• Joe Solari: 305
• Phil Dodson: 301
• Gail Lauridsen: 299
• Blazej Cichy: 289

District 9, 11 candidates for six seats

• Lauren Rabin: 247
• Barbara Darula: 236
• Patricia DeFelice: 236
• Stephen Warzoha: 236
• Carol Zarrilli: 225
• Pamela Pagnani: 219