Groton Election 2017 Results: Winners Revealed In Key Races

GROTON, CT — The polls have closed in Groton and winners are starting to be revealed in key races. Dozens of candidates are on the ballot for this year's local election. To view all candidates and a sample ballot, click here.

Here is a breakdown of what you need to know.

Candidates

The following are the candidates in key contested races in town:

Town Council (vote for any nine)

Here are the unofficial results of the Groton Town Council race, as reported by the New London Day:

• Joe Zeppieri (D): 2,600 votes
• Lian Obrey (D): 2,578 votes
• Patrice Granatosky (D): 2,471 votes
• Rita Schmidt (D): 2,444 votes
• Rachael Franco (D): 2,427 votes
• David Atwater (D): 2,409 votes
• Rich Moravsik (D): 2,402 votes
• Juliette Parker (D): 2,366 votes
• Conrad F. Heede (D): 2,289 votes
• Harry A. Watson (R): 2,247 votes
• Bruce S. Flax (R): 2,115 votes
• Dean Antipas (R): 2,041 votes
• Deborah L. Peruzzotti (R): 2,032 votes
• John F. Scott, IV (R): 2,016 votes
• Diane Barber (R): 1,884 votes
• Karen F. Morton (R): 1,880 votes
• Bonnie A. Nault (R): 1,869 votes
• Scott Aument (R): 1,839 votes

Town Clerk (vote for one):

• Betsy Moukawsher (D) unopposed

Board of Education (vote for any four)

Here are the unofficial results of the Groton Town Council race, as reported by the New London Day:

• Jane Giulini (D): 2,748 votes
• Rosemary Robertson (D): 2,614 votes
• Lee White (D): 2,612 votes
• Andrea Achkerman (R): 2,316 votes
• Jennifer White (R): 2,249 votes
• Jay Weitlauf (R): 2,072 votes

Representative Town Meeting (vote for any seven) - District 1:

Here are the unofficial results of the Groton Representative Town Meeting (District 1) race, as reported by the New London Day:

• Sheila Perry (D): 310 votes
• Kathy Chase (R): 294 votes
• Latisha Thompson (D): 291 votes
• Roscoe Merritt (D): 284 votes
• Jordan Brayman (D): 283 votes
• Mallory Doyle (D): 281 votes
• Karin H. Adams (R): 272 votes
• John A. Espada (R): 257 votes
• Nancy E. M. Gilly (R): 256 votes

Representative Town Meeting (vote for any four) - District 2:

Here are the unofficial results of the Groton Representative Town Meeting (District 2) race, as reported by the New London Day:

• Portia Bordelon (D): 334 votes
• Juliette Parker (D): 321 votes
• Syma Ebbin (D): 291 votes
• Jackie Massett (R): 243 votes
• Joshua J. Trask (R): 203 votes
• Emily Maher (R): 200 votes

Representative Town Meeting (vote for any six) - District 3:

Here are the unofficial results of the Groton Representative Town Meeting (District 3) race, as reported by the New London Day:

• Alicia Bauer (D): 376 votes
• Autumn Hanscom (D): 375 votes
• Reginald Stanford (D): 364 votes
• James Steeter (R): 351 votes
• Brandon Marley (D): 345 votes
• Irma Steeter (R): 325 votes
• Christopher Calkins, Jr. (R): 275 votes

Representative Town Meeting (vote for any seven) - District 4:

Here are the unofficial results of the Groton Representative Town Meeting (District 4) race, as reported by the New London Day:

• Lian Obrey (D): 315 votes
• Patricia Wagner (D): 309 votes
• Shawn Powers (D): 299 votes
• Judith Strode (D): 296 votes
• Douglas R. Marshall (D): 293 votes
• Susan Marquardt (R): 258 votes
• Robert J. Bailey (R): 225 votes
• Robert Martin (R): 225 votes
• James C. Evans (R): 221 votes
• Jonathan E. Wilson (R): 199 votes

Representative Town Meeting (vote for any five) - District 5:

Here are the unofficial results of the Groton Representative Town Meeting (District 5) race, as reported by the New London Day:

• Roasanne Kotowski (R): 371 votes
• Richard Pasqualini (D): 358 votes
• Michael Whitney (D): 357 votes
• Juan Melendez (D): 345 votes
• Gary Welles (D): 343 votes
• Susan Deane-Shinbrot (R): 319 votes
• Christopher Bowen (R): 313 votes
• Mitchell Shinbrot (R): 297 votes

Representative Town Meeting (vote for any seven) - District 6:

Here are the unofficial results of the Groton Representative Town Meeting (District 6) race, as reported by the New London Day:

• Kate Richards (D): 657 votes
• Rachael Franco (D): 643 votes
• Doug Monaghan (D): 602 votes
• James Gustavson (D): 594 votes
• Cutter Oliver (D): 578 votes
• Bruce A. McDermott (R): 574 votes
• Thomas Frickman (R): 470 votes
• Kenneth W. Richards, III (R): 461 votes
• Frederick S. Kent (R): 448 votes
• Lawrence Balsley (R): 418 votes

Representative Town Meeting (vote for any five) - District 7:

Here are the unofficial results of the Groton Representative Town Meeting (District 7) race, as reported by the New London Day:

• David Atwater (D): 490 votes
• Scott L. Newsome (R): 444 votes
• Clarence Casper (D): 436 votes
• Bobbi Jo Cini (D): 432 votes
• Carolann Quinn (R): 430 votes
• Nancy Mello-Miller (D): 429 votes
• Lynn Crockett Hubbard (R): 398 votes

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