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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