Groton Local Election Results 2019: Vote Totals For Every Race

GROTON, CT —The votes are in and Democratic candidates swept the Tuesday municipal election for Town Council. The party has all nine council seats.

Patrice Granatosky with 2,969 votes, Lian Obrey with 2,932, Joe Zeppieri with 3,068, Juliette Parker with 2,752, Portia Bordelon with 2,960, Juan Melendez with 2,707, Aundre Bumgardner
with 3,047, Conrad F Heede with 2,545 and Rachael Franco with 2,860 votes.

Here are the full vote totals:

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Democratic Party Frances Whitney 2,876 13.90%

Democratic Party Dane Stevenson 2,846 13.75%

Democratic Party Kim Shepardson Watson 3,369 16.28%

Democratic Party Rita Volkmann 3,230 15.61%

Democratic Party Liz Porter 3,514 16.98%

Republican Party Gretchen Newsome 2,450 11.84%

Republican Party Jay Weitlauf 2,406 11.63%

TOWN COUNCIL

Democratic Party Patrice Granatosky 2,969 6.87%

Democratic Party Lian Obrey 2,932 6.78%

Democratic Party Joe Zeppieri 3,068 7.10%

Democratic Party Juliette Parker 2,752 6.37%

Democratic Party Portia Bordelon 2,960 6.85%

Democratic Party Juan Melendez 2,707 6.26%

Democratic Party Aundre Bumgardner 3,047 7.05%

Democratic Party Conrad F Heede 2,545 5.89%

Democratic Party Rachael Franco 2,860 6.62%

Republican Party Eric Ossmann 2,031 4.70%

Republican Party Jenn White 2,177 5.04%

Republican Party John Goodrich 1,990 4.60%

Republican Party Lauren Gauthier 2,262 5.23%

Republican Party Chase Foster 2,047 4.74%

Republican Party Ken Richards 2,206 5.10%

Republican Party Angela McGuirk 2,194 5.08%

Republican Party Bruce Flax 2,472 5.72%

REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING DISTRICT 1

Democratic Party Sheila Perry 366 17.31%

Democratic Party Wilmer Lambert 335 15.85%

Democratic Party Ali Starkley 351 16.60%

Democratic Party Roscoe Merritt 372 17.60%

Republican Party Karin Adams 337 15.94%

Republican Party Kathy Chase 353 16.70%

REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING DISTRICT 2

Democratic Party Beverly Washington 360 27.95%

Democratic Party Portia Bordelon 336 26.09%

Democratic Party Syma A Ebbin 323 25.08%

Republican Party Eric Ossmann 269 20.89%

REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING DISTRICT 3

Democratic Party Dane Stevenson 396 16.65%

Democratic Party Autumn Hanscom 396 16.65%

Democratic Party Albert Colon 421 17.70%

Democratic Party Jill Rusk 448 18.83%

Republican Party Taylor Salva 358 15.05%

Republican Party Chase Foster 360 15.13%

REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING DISTRICT 4

Democratic Party Michael Whitehouse 339 13.70%

Democratic Party Shawn D Powers 338 13.66%

Democratic Party Nancy Driscoll 356 14.39%

Democratic Party Kristen Powers 366 14.79%

Republican Party David Gauthier 355 14.35%

Republican Party Robert Bailey 358 14.47%

Republican Party Lauren Gauthier 362 14.63%

REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING DISTRICT 5

Democratic Party Juan Melendez 388 14.99%

Democratic Party Melinda Cassiere 428 16.53%

Democratic Party Gary Welles 445 17.19%

Democratic Party Michael Whitney 446 17.23%

Republican Party Susan Deane-Shinbrot 422 16.30%

Republican Party Rosanne Kotowski 460 17.77%

REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING DISTRICT 6

Democratic Party Cindy Fortner 764 14.57%

Democratic Party Jeanne Baker 726 13.84%

Democratic Party Rachael Franco 799 15.23%

Democratic Party Jim Gustavson 776 14.80%

Democratic Party Kate Richards 789 15.04%

Republican Party Thomas Frickman 660 12.58%

Republican Party Bruce Flax 731 13.94%

REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING DISTRICT 7

Democratic Party Jen Desillier-Fleming 514 14.91%

Democratic Party Clarence Casper 540 15.67%

Democratic Party Nancy Mello Miller 566 16.42%

Democratic Party Bruce Jones 573 16.62%

Republican Party Lynn Crockett Hubbard 426 12.36%

Republican Party Paul McGuirk 404 11.72%

Republican Party Scott Newsome 424 12.30% T

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Board of Education

The candidates for Board of Education were: Democrats, Frances Whitney, Dane Stevenson, Kim Shepardson Watson, Rita Volkmann, and Liz Porter. Republican candidates include: Gretchen Newsome and Jay Weitlauf. Voter chose five.

Town Council

The candidates for the Town Council were: Democrats, Patrice Granatosky, Lian Obrey, Joe Zeppieri, Juliette Parker, Portia Bordelon, Juan Melendez, Aundre Bumgardner, Conrad F. Heede, and Rachel Franco. The Republican candidates included: Eric Ossmann, Jenn White, John Goodrich, Lauren Gauthier, David Preka, Chase Foster, Ken Richards, Angela McGuirk, and Bruce Flax.

Voters chose nine.

RTM Candidates by Voting District:

First District

Democratic candidates: Sheila Perry, Wilmer Lambert, Ali Starkley, and Roscoe Merritt. Republican candidates: Karin Adams, Kathy Chase. Voters chose seven candidates.

Second District
Democratic candidates: Beverly Washington, Portia Bordelon, Syma A. Ebbin. Republican candidate: Eric Ossmann. Voters chose four candidates.

Third District
Democratic candidates: Dane Stevenson, Autumn Hanscom, Albert Colon, Jil Rusk. Republican candidates: Taylor Salva, Chase Foster. Voters chose six.

Fourth District
Democratic candidates: Michael Whitehouse, Shawn D. Powers, Nancy Driscoll, and Kristen Powers. Republican candidates: David Gauthier, Robert Bailey, Lauren Gauthier. Voters chose seven.

Fifth District

Democratic candidates: Juan Melendez, Melinda Cassiere, Gary Welles, Michael Witney. Republican candidates: Susan Deane-Shinbrot, Rosanne Kotowski. Voters chose five candidates.

Sixth District
Democratic candidates: Cindy Fortner, Jeanne Baker, Rachel Franco, Jim Gustavson, and Kate Richards. Republican candidates: Thomas Frickman, Bruce Flax. Voters chose seven.

Seventh District
Democratic candidates: Jen Desillier-Fleming, Clarence Casper, Nancy Mello Miller, and Bruce Jones. Republican candidates: Lynn Crockett Hubbard, Paul McGurk, and Scott Newsome. Voters chose five candidates.