Politics & Government

Middletown Election Results 2020: Vote Totals For Every Race

Here is how Middletown residents voted for every person on the ballot including president, Congress and their local state races.

Middletown election results for 2020.
Middletown election results for 2020. (Patch graphic)

MIDDLETOWN, CT — The votes are still being counted in many places across the country but fortunately in Connecticut and in Middletown the votes have all been counted.

On Election Day, former Vice President Joe Biden received 935,534 votes in Connecticut compared to 657,863 for President Donald Trump, according to the Secretary of State's Office.

In Connecticut's five congressional districts the projected winners are all the incumbent Democrats: John Larson, Joe Courtney, Rosa L. DeLauro, Jim Himes, and Jahana Hayes. DeLauro and Hayes had the two strongest challenges as DeLauro won by about 40,000 votes or 14 percentage points, and Hayes won by about 10 percentage points or 30,000 votes.

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Here is how Middletown residents voted in the key races:

(Note: These are the results for voters in Middletown, not the overall totals for races that involved multiple towns)

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President/Vice President

Joe Biden/Kamala Harris (Democrat) 8,256

Donald Trump/Mike Pence (Republican) 5,997

Jo Jorgensen and Chip Cohen (Libertarian) 192

Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (Green Party) 55


U.S. Congress

U.S. House District 2

John B. Larson (Democrat) 878

Mary Fay (Republican) 716

Thomas E. McCormick (Green Party) 16

U.S. House District 3

Rosa DeLauro (Democrat) 6,924

Margaret Streicker (Republican) 5,214

Justin C. Paglino (Green Party) 227


Local State Senate Race

9th Senatorial District

Matt Lesser (Democrat) 5,606

Richard Ruglio (Republican) 3,530

13th Senatorial District

Mary Daugherty Abrams (Democrat) 2,358

Len Suzio (Republican) 2,438


Local State Representative Races

33rd House District

Brandon Chafee (Democrat) 3,824

Linda Szynkowicz (Republican) 2,938

100th House District

Quentin Phipps (Democrat) 3,992

Tony Gennaro (Republican) 3,033


The following referendum question was also on the ballot:

1. "Shall the $55,000,000 appropriation and bond authorization for the 21st Century Infrastructure Development Bond Program in the City of Middletown, that includes funding for public parking, riverfront redevelopment, the acquisition and rehabilitation of City-owned parcels and buildings, the creation of a recreation center, and citywide road paving be approved?"

For more information about the question, visit here.

UPDATE: The referendum question was approved, according to Mayor Ben Florsheim.

"Thank you Middletown for overwhelmingly voting to support the 21st Century Infrastructure Bond!" Florsheim wrote in a post on Facebook. "This historic investment in our downtown, riverfront, and neighborhoods will pay dividends for the local economy in the years ahead. I'm looking forward to working with the Common Council and the whole community to implement these critical projects and move our city forward."

The final results for the 21st Century Infrastructure Bond question were 16,275 in favor with 5,074 against.


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