2019 Elections In Norwalk: Solid Turnout; Himes Supports Rilling

NORWALK, CT — The with voting well underway in Norwalk's 2019 municipal election on Tuesday, Nov. 5, the turnout has been solid but not overwhelming, Democratic Registrar of Voters Stuart Wells III told Patch. Several positions are up for grabs, including Mayor, Common Council members, Board of Education members and Taxing District Commissioners, among others.

Polls opened at 6 a.m. and will remain open until 8 p.m., and as of 4 p.m., 9,630 ballots had been cast, which Wells said was "running a little ahead" of the last municipal election. Whether that trend will remain for the rest of the day, of course, is unknown. Voters who are in line before 8 p.m. will be able to vote even after the deadline passes. You can find your poll location at the Secretary of the State website by inputting your information.

In Norwalk, Mayor Harry Rilling, a Democrat, is seeking re-election for his fourth term, and he is challenged by unaffiliated candidate Lisa Brinton, who was endorsed by Republicans. Rilling also appears on the Working Families Party line.

On Tuesday, Rilling was at the West Rocks Middle School polling site greeting voters, and he was visited by United States Rep. Jim Himes, a Democrat who represents Norwalk and the Fourth Congressional District.

In addition to the Norwalk stop, Himes voted in his hometown of Greenwich in the morning, and also scheduled stops in New Canaan, Weston and Ridgefield.

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For City Treasurer, Democrat Joseph S. Tamburri is running against Republican Jerry E. Petrini; for City Sheriff, Democrat Robert E. Burgess faces off against Republican Scott Vetare; and for Town Clerk, Richard A. McQuaid is running unopposed.

On the Common Council, 10 candidates are running for five At-Large seats: Democrats Colin Anthony Hosten, Manny Langella, Nick Sacchinelli, Gregory Burnett Sr. and Barbara Smyth are up against Republicans Richard J. Bonenfant, Darnell Crosland, Glenn Iannacone, Patrick Murphy and Artie Kassimis. Incumbents are Hosten, Sacchinelli, Burnett and Smyth, and all five Democratic Councilman-at-Large candidates also are cross-endorsed by the Working Families Party.

Other positions also running citywide are Selectmen and Constables. Democrats Samuel Pride and Andy Garfunkel are up against Republicans Shannon O'Toole Giandurco and Kathryn Martino for Selectmen (vote for any two, but three are elected). For the Constable positions, Democrats A. Samuel Disraelly, Ernest W. Dumas, Johnnie Mae Weldon and Jalin Sead are running against Republicans Peter Bondi, John Romano Sr., Frank Mauro and Ray Cooke (vote for any four, but seven are elected).

District A

District A Common Council candidates Kadeem Rashied Roberts and David B. Heuvelman are both running unopposed; both are endorsed by the Democrats and Working Families parties.

For the Board of Education, District A voters will chose between Democrat (and Working Families) Godfrey J. Azima and Republican Alexandrea Kemeny.

District B

Common Council candidates Darlene Young and Ernest W. Dumas, and Board of Education candidate Sherelle Harris, all Democrats, are running unopposed. Young also appears on the Working Families ticket.

District C

In District C, Democrats George Theodoridis and John Kydes (both also are on the Working Families tickets) are running for the Common Council against Republicans Michael Foley and James Anderson. For the Board of Education, Democrat (and Working Families) Diana Carpio is running against Republican Jason Christopher.

District D

For the Common Council from District D, Democrats (and Working Families) James K. Page and George C. Tsiranides are running against Republicans Tom Keegan and Carl Dickens. For the Board of Education, Democrat (and Working Families) Erica DePalma is running against Republican Bryan Meek.

District E

In District E, Democrats (and Working Families) Margaret Alice (Lisa) Shanahan and Tom Livingston are facing off against Republicans Ron Paladino and Peter Bondi. Democratic Board of Education candidate Mike Barbis is running unopposed.

1st Taxing District

For 1st Taxing District Commissioner, Democrat Marija V. Bryant is running against Republican Rosa Luciani. First Taxing District Treasurer candidate Jalin Sead, a Democrat, is unopposed.

2nd Taxing District

For 2nd Taxing District Commissioner, Democrat Martha Wooten Dumas is running against Republican Harold Bonnet. The district's Treasurer candidate Darlene O. Young, a Democrat, is unopposed.

3rd Taxing District

In the 3rd Taxing District, Democrat (and Working Families) Michele M. Sweeney, Republican Charles Yost, and Petitioning Candidate Debora Goldstein are vying for Commissioner, and Democrat Edward M. Holowinko and Republican Read Auerbach are running for Treasurer.

6th Taxing District

For the 6th Taxing District, both Commissioner and candidate Tamsen C. Langalis and Treasurer candidate Gilbert Kernan are running unopposed for their positions.

Connecticut offers Election Day registration, but those who arrive need to be registered by 8 p.m. in order to vote. Unlike previously registered voters standing in line before 8 p.m. to registrar won't guarantee the ability to vote.

Emergency application ballots are available for unforeseen circumstances within six days of the election.