New Canaan Republicans Nominate Candidates For November

NEW CANAAN, CT — New Canaan Republicans gathered on Tuesday night at Saxe Middle School to nominate a slate of candidates for the upcoming November municipal election.

The party overwhelmingly voted to nominate former Board of Education Chair Dionna Carlson for first selectman over incumbent Kevin Moynihan. Carlson garnered 724 votes, Moynihan received 266, and Town Council member Kimberly Norton had 217 votes.

Carlson will face off against Democrat Amy Murphy Carroll, who was nominated by the New Canaan Democratic Town Committee last week.

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The results of the contested races are as follows, according to the New Canaan Republicans website. Winners denoted by an asterisk:

Town Council (four seats)

• *Eric Thunem -847
• *Maria Naughton – 837
• *Michael Mauro – 799
• *Christina Aguirre-Ross – 709
• Keith Richey – 548

Board of Education, four-year (three seats)

• *Matthew Campbell -785
• *Lary Kelly – 721
• *Matthew Wexler – 717
• Tia Whinery – 636

Uncontested races:

Selectman (one seat)

• Stephen Karl

Town Clerk (one seat)

• Claudia Weber

Town Treasurer (one seat)

• Andrew Brooks, incumbent

Board of Education, two-year (one seat)

• Hugo Alves

Board of Assessment Appeals (two seats)

• Kevin McIntosh, incumbent

Constable (four seats)

• Francisco Albert Gonzalez
• Jill Guzzetti, incumbent
• Bob Naughton