Politics & Government
Here's How New Canaan Voted in Tuesday's Election
Republican candidates, as usual, won far more votes than Democratic candidates, and New Canaan voters rejected the ballot question.

A total of 7,169 people voted in New Canaan in Tuesday’s election, out of 12,847 registered voters, according to this document published on the Secretary of the State website.
That includes 521 absentee ballots counted. There were four more absentee ballots that were rejected. No provisional ballots were issued.
Here are the results:
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Local Races
No local races are contested, and there are only two of them.
There are two candidates (one for each party) for registrar of voters and two will be elected:
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Registrar of Voters (two seats up for election; uncontested):
Kathleen H. Redman (R) — 4,911
George F. Cody (D) — 1,895
For New Canaan and Darien probate judge (uncontested):
William P. Osterndorf (R) — 5,473
State Legislature Races
STATE SENATE:
New Canaan Voting Districts 2 and 3 are in the 26th Senate District:
Toni Boucher, the incumbent (R) — 2,339
Philip Sharlach (D) — 761
Sharlach (Working Families Party) — 33 (total of both party ballot lines — 794)
New Canaan Voting District 1 is in the 36th Senate District:
L. Scott Franz, the incumbent (R) — 2,948
Edward Hefflin (Green Party) — 356
STATE HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES
New Canaan Voting Districts 1 and 2 are in the 125th House District:
Tom O’Dea, the incumbent (R) — 4,476
David A. Bedell (Green Party) — 539
New Canaan Voting District 3 is in the 142nd House District:
Fred Wilms (R)— 825
Wilms (Independent Party) — 28 (total of both party ballot lines — 853)
Andy Garfunkel (D)— 281
Garfunkel (Working Families Party) — 8 (total of both party ballot lines — 289)
Regional and Statewide Races
Governor:
Gov. Dannel Malloy/Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman (D) — 2,139
Malloy/Wyman (Working Families Party) — 49 (total of both party ballot lines — 2,188)
Thomas Foley/Heather Somers (R) — 4,855
Foley/Somers (Independent Party) — 95 (total of both party ballot lines — 4,850)
Joe Visconti/Chester Frank Harris (petitioning-candidate slate) — 14
Fourth U.S. Congressional District:
U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, a Democrat (also on the Working Families Party ballot line), faces Republican Dan Debicella (also on the Independent Party ballot line).
U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D) — 2,417
Himes (Working Families Party) — 67 (total of both party ballot lines — 2,484)
Dan Debicella (R) — 4,482
Debicella (Independent Party) — 123 (total of both party ballot lines — 4,605)
Secretary of the State:
Peter Lumaj (R) — 4,684
Lumaj (Independent Party) — 125 (total of both party ballot lines — 4,809)
Denise Merrill, the incumbent (D) — 1,957
Merrill (Working Families Party) — 47 (total of both party ballot lines — 2,004)
S. Michael DeRosa (Green Party) — 86
Treasurer:
Republican Timothy Herbst (R) — 4,814
Herbst (Independent Party) — 157 (total of both party ballot lines — 4,971)
Denise Nappier, the incumbent (D) — 1,853
Nappier (Working Families Party) — 58 (total of both party ballot lines — 1,911)
Comptroller:
Republican Sharon McLaughlin (R) — 4,807
McLaughlin (Independent Party) — 152 (total of both party ballot lines — 4,959)
Kevin Lembo, the incumbent (D) — 1,771
Lembo (Working Families Party) — 47 (total of both party ballot lines — 1,818)
Rolf Maurer (Green Party) — 82
Attorney general:
Kie Westby (R) — 4,581
Westby (Independent Party) — 133
Stephen Fournier (Green Party) — 84
George Jepsen, the incumbent (D) — 2,067
Jepsen (Working Families Party) — 51 (total of both party ballot lines — 2,118)
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 — 3,174
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