Newtown Election Results 2021: Rosenthal Wins Under New Party

NEWTOWN, CT — Newtown incumbent First Selectman Dan Rosenthal ran unopposed Tuesday, but instead of running again as a Democrat, he was re-elected as a petition candidate under the Serve America Movement Party, reported the News-Times.

A majority of voters also reportedly voted "yes" for the following question, meaning the project will move forward:

"Shall the $8,000,000 special appropriation and $8,000,000 bond authorization for the
Hawley-Ventilation and HVAC renovation project be approved?"

For the position of Town Clerk, incumbent Republican Debbie Aurelia Halstead faced off against Democratic challenger Jordana Bloom.

For the position of selectman, incumbent Democrat Maureen Crick Owen ran against Republican Ed Schierloh.

As for the Board of Assessment Appeals, incumbent Democrat Ed Randall faced off against Republican challengers Kadri Graffeo and Scott Reiss.

On the Board of Police Commissioners, Democrat Philip J. Cruz ran against Republicans Brian Budd and Scott Cicciari.

For the Board of Finance, the candidates were:

Democrats - Ned Simpson; Laura Miller; Erica Sullivan; and John Fletcher

Republicans - Steven Goodridge; John Madzula II; Chandravir Ahuja; and Geoff Dent

Five candidates vied for four seats on the Board of Education, they were:

Democrats - Daniel Cruson Jr. and Jennifer Padilla

Republicans - Jennifer Larkin; Janet Kuzma; and Don Ramsey

Other contested races included:

Planning and Zoning Commission (Democrats Don A. Mitchell and Barbara Manville against Republicans Roy Meadows and Gregory Rich)

Planning and Zoning Commission Alternates (Democrats David Rosen and Andrew Marone against Republicans Brian Leonardi and Connie Widmann)

Zoning Board of Appeals Alternates (Democrats Christina Paradis and Joe Bojnowski against Republicans David Landau and Tiffany Hawley)

Board of Managers of Edmond Town Hall - Full term (Democrat Betsy Paynter against Republican Marie Smith)

For the Newtown Legislative Council, the candidates were:

District 1

Democrats - Chris Gardner; Peter Schwartz; and Laura Main

Republicans - Lisa Kessler; Angela Curi; and William DeRosa

District 2

Democrats - Keith Alexander; Daniel T. Honan; and Robin Lynch

Republicans - Matthew Mihalcik; Charles Gardner and Ryan Knapp

District 3

Democrats - Chris Smith; Michelle Embree Ku; and Alison Plante

Republicans - Jeffrey Capeci; Tom Long; Phil Carroll

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