Manchester Approves School Projects Ballot Question and Other Results

Manchester voters gave a thumbs up to the $86.2 million school capital project.

A total of 16,615 voters went to the polls out of 26,832 registered voters in town, and another 788 cast absentee ballots, 13 of which were rejected.

Here are more local results of the voting, according to this document posted on the secretary of the state’s website:

Manchester Ballot Question

“Shall the Town of Manchester appropriate $84,226,000 to capital accounts for the 2014-2015 fiscal year budget for the purpose of paying the costs of renovations, like new construction and improvements at Cheney-Bennet Grades 5-6 Academy, like new construction and expansion of Verplanck and Waddell Elementary Schools and other improvements at various school facilities, and authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds of the town or notes in anticipation of such bonds in an amount not to exceed $37,600,000, or so much as may be necessary after deducting grants to be received for the projects?

Yes — 8,386

No — 6,933

Local Races

There was only one race for a local office, and only one candidate for it:

Probate Judge (unopposed):

Michael M. Darby (D) — 11,741

State Legislature Races

(Not all legislative districts are entirely within Manchester borders, so winners may differ from Manchester results.)

STATE SENATE: 4th DISTRICT

Steve Cassano, the incumbent (D) — 8,869

Cassano (Working Families Party) — 666 (total of both party ballot lines — 9,535)

Whit Osgood (R) — 6,141

Osgood (Independent Party) — 498 (total of both party ballot lines — 6,539)

STATE HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES:

11th State Assembly District :

Jack W. Jacobs, a Republican — 349

Jefrey A. Currey. a Democrat — 588

12th State Assembly District:

Rusty Meek (R) — 2,622

Kelly J.S. Luxenberg (D) — 3,848

Luxenberg (Working Families Party) — 338 (total of both party ballot lines — 4,186

13th State Assembly District:

Joe Diminico, the incumbent, is a Democrat — 2,084

Mark Tweedie (R) — 2,416

9th State Assembly District:

Jason Rojas, the incumbent (D — 2,532

Richard Lion (Libertarian Party) — 516

Regional and Statewide Races

Governor and Lieutenant Governor:

Thomas Foley/Heather Somers (R) — 6,811

Foley/Somers (Independent Party) — 327 (total from both party ballot lines — 7,138)

Dannel Malloy/Nancy Wyman, the incumbents (D) — 8,535

Malloy/Wyman (Working Families Party) — 436 (total from both party ballot lines — 8,971)

Joseph Visconti/Chester Frank Harris (petitioning candidates slate) — 202

Jonathan Pelto/Ebony S. Murphy (a write-in slate) — 12

Fourth U.S. Congressional District:

U.S. Rep. John B. Larson (D) — 9,278

Larson (Working Families Party) — 639 (total of both party ballot lines — 9,917)

Matthew M. Corey (R) — 5,779

Jeffrey Russell (Green Party) — 252

Secretary of the State:

Peter Lumaj (R) — 6,126

Lumaj (Independent Party) — 405 (total of both party ballot lines — 6,531)

Denise Merrill , the incumbent (D) — 8,229

Merrill (Working Families Party) — 551 (total of both party ballot lines — 8,780)

S. Michael DeRosa (Green Party) — 532

Treasurer:

Timothy Herbst (R) —6,767

Herbst (Independent Party) — 600 (total of both party ballot lines — 7,367)

Denise Nappier, the incumbent (D) — 7,906

Nappier (Working Families Party) — 624 (total of both party ballot lines — 8,530)

Comptroller:

Republican Sharon McLaughlin (R) — 5,818

McLaughlin (Independent Party) — 412 (total of both party ballot lines — -----)

Kevin Lembo, the incumbent (D) — 8,526

Lembo (Working Families Party) — 563 (total of both party ballot lines — ------)

Rolf Maurer (Green Party) — 323

Attorney general:

Kie Westby (R) — 5,097

Westby (Independent Party) — 287 (total of both party ballot lines — 5,384)

Stephen Fournier (Green Party) — 452

George Jepsen, the incumbent (D) — 9,271

Jepsen (Working Families Party) — 623 (total of both party ballot lines — 9,894)

State Ballot Question:

“Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to remove restrictions concerning absentee ballots and to permit a person to vote without appearing at a polling place on the day of an election?”

Yes — 7,609

No — 7,667