Meriden Municipal Election 2017 Results: Winner Declared

MERIDEN, CT — UPDATE: Incumbent Mayor Kevin Scarpati has won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican challenger Irene Massé and Petitioning Candidate Ernestine Holloway in Tuesday's municipal election, the Meriden Record-Journal reports. Check back for results and more updates throughout the night.

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MERIDEN, CT — On Nov. 7, Meriden residents will hit the polls and vote for various local positions. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Here is a breakdown of what you need to know.

Residents will vote on candidates for Mayor, Council, Council At-Large, Board of Education and Judge of Probate. The following are the candidates in the city-wide races. To view all the candidates and a sample ballot in your district, click here.

Mayor

• Kevin M. Scarpati (D)
• Irene Massé (R), (We the People Party)
• Ernestine Holloway (Petitioning Candidate)

Council At-Large

• David D. Lowell, Bruce A. Fontanella (D)
• Lenny Rich, Manny Santos (R), (We the People Party)

Board of Education (Vote for any five)

• Steven J. O’Donnell, Donald R. Green, Marisol Estrada (D)
• Kim Carbone-Pandiani, Allan Pronovost (R), (We the People Party)

Judge of Probate

• Ariana F. Ceneviva (D), (R)

For the full ballot in your district, click here.

Am I Registered?

If you do not know if you are registered to vote, you can click here. Applications must be postmarked or received by a voter registration agency by the 7th day before an election, which is Oct. 31. However, if you miss the deadline for registering for an election, Connecticut now offers same-day voter registration. You can register and vote in person on Election Day at your town's Election Day Registration location. You can contact your local registrars of voters for information.

Where do I vote?

If you want to know where to vote on Election Day, click this link which is from the CT Secretary of State’s Office. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Absentee Ballots

• You can vote by absentee due to the following reasons:
• Illness or physical disability
• Absence from town during all election hours
• Religious beliefs forbidding secular activity on election day
• Serving as an election official at a polling place other than your own
• Active service in the Armed Forces

Absentee ballots should be submitted to the Town Clerk's office. You can fill out an application by clicking on the link below.

• Election, Primary, Referendum Absentee Ballot Application