Mansfield Sewer Bond Squeaks Through to Approval in Tuesday's Election

By a thin margin of just 80 votes, Manchester voters gave thumbs up to the $9 million sanitary sewer project and mostly supported Democratic candidates in Tuesday’s election.

The project was approved with 2,742 votes in support and 2,662 opposed.

A total of 5,636 voters went to the polls out of 11,357 registered voters in town, and another 290 cast absentee ballots.

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

Mansfield Ballot Question

“SHALL THE TOWN OF MANSFIELD APPROPRIATE $9,000,000 FOR THE FOUR CORNERS SANITARY SEWER PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE OF BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS TO FINANCE THE PORTION OF THE APPROPRIATION NOT DEFRAYED FROM GRANTS (ESTIMATED NET PROJECT COST OF $6,000,000)?”

Yes — 2,742

No — 2,662

Local Races

For probate judge, two candidates ran for two seats:

Probate Judge:

George Baker (R) — 1,757

Barbara Gardner Riordan (D) — 3,538

Probate Judge seat to fill a vacancy:

George Baker (R) — 1,753

Barbara Gardner Riordan (D) — 3,411

For registrars of voters, two candidates ran for two seats and both won without opposition:

Andrea Epling(D) — 3,445

Beverly Miela (R) — 1,686

State Legislature Races

STATE SENATE: 29th DISTRICT

John French(R) — 1,757

French (Independent Party) — 203 (total of both party ballot lines — 1,960)

Mae Flexer, the incumbent (D) — 3,273

Flexer (Working Families Party) — 267 (total of both party ballot lines — 3,540)

STATE HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES: 54th DISTRICT

Ray Haddad(R) and a cousin of his opponent — 1,132

Gregory Haddad, the incumbent (D), and a cousin of his opponent — 2,931

Gregory Haddad (Working Families Party) — 257 (total of both party ballot lines — 3,188)

Regional and Statewide Races

Governor and Lieutenant Governor:

Thomas Foley/Heather Somers (R) — 1,563

Foley/Somers (Independent Party) — 121 (total from both party ballot lines — xxxx)

Dannel Malloy/Nancy Wyman, the incumbents (D) — 3,605

Malloy/Wyman (Working Families Party) — 242 (total from both party ballot lines — 3,847)

Joseph Visconti/Chester Frank Harris (petitioning candidates slate) — 64

Jonathan Pelto/Ebony S. Murphy (a write-in slate) — 43

Second U.S. Congressional District:

U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney (D) — 3,944

Courtney (Working Families Party) — 304 (total of both party ballot lines — 4,248)

Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh (R) — 1,119

William C. Clyde (Green Party) — 135

Daniel Reale (Libertarian Party) — 61

Secretary of the State:

Peter Lumaj (R) — 1,419

Lumaj (Independent Party) — 117 (total of both party ballot lines — 1,536)

Denise Merrill , the incumbent (D) — 3,511

Merrill (Working Families Party) — 262 (total of both party ballot lines —3,773)

S. Michael DeRosa (Green Party) — 205

Treasurer:

Timothy Herbst (R) —1,698

Herbst (Independent Party) — 200 (total of both party ballot lines — 1,898)

Denise Nappier, the incumbent (D) — 3,252

Nappier (Working Families Party) — 277 (total of both party ballot lines — 3,529)

Comptroller:

Republican Sharon McLaughlin (R) — 1,395

McLaughlin (Independent Party) — 129 (total of both party ballot lines — 1,524)

Kevin Lembo, the incumbent (D) — 3,422

Lembo (Working Families Party) — 247 (total of both party ballot lines — 3,669)

Rolf Maurer (Green Party) — 201

Attorney general:

Kie Westby (R) — 1,268

Westby (Independent Party) — 101 (total of both party ballot lines — 1,369)

Stephen Fournier (Green Party) — 208

George Jepsen, the incumbent (D) — 3,580

Jepsen (Working Families Party) — 259 (total of both party ballot lines — 5,839)

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 — 3,494

No — 1,911