Politics & Government
Here's How Ridgefield Residents Voted In 2018 Midterm Elections
Here's a look at how local residents voted in federal, state and local races on Election Day.

RIDGEFIELD, CT — Here are unofficial election results for each federal, state and local races in town. The vote totals come from the Secretary of State's Office and reflect vote totals as of Wednesday morning.
You can follow along with Patch's coverage of the governor's race results and the outcomes of key state and federal races by reading these stories.
See related:
CT Governor Election Result 2018
CT Congressional Election Results
Ridgefield Election Results 2018: Local Winners Announced
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This is how Ridgefield residents voted on election day. (Note some candidates were listed on the ballot more than once under different parties and we've included all of those results.)
Governor's Race
Democratic Party: Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz 6,312 or 49.35%
Republican Party: Bob Stefanowski and Joe Markley 5,904 or 46.16%
Working Families Party: Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz 73 or 0.57%
Independent Party: Bob Stefanowski and Joe Markley 263 or 2.06%
Libertarian Party: Rodney Hanscomb and Jeffrey Thibeault 52 or 0.41%
Amigo Constitution Liberty Party: Mark Stewart Greenstein and John Demitrus 4 or 0.03%
Griebel Frank for CT Party: Oz Griebel and Monte E Frank 183 or 1.43%
Write In: Lee Whitnum and Jacey Wyatt 0 or 0.00%
U.S. Senator
Democratic Party: Christopher S Murphy 7,459 or 58.71%
Republican Party: Matthew Corey 4,990 or 39.28%
Working Families Party: Christopher S Murphy 162 or 1.28%
Libertarian Party: Richard Lion 60 or 0.47%
Green Party: Jeff Russell 33 or 0.26%
Write In: Fred Linck 0 or 0.00%
Write In: Kristi L Talmadge 0 or 0.00%
U.S. Congressional Race
Democratic Party: Jim Himes 7,531 or 59.30%
Republican Party: Harry Arora 4,966 or 39.10%
Independent Party: Harry Arora 203 or 1.60%
Write In: Yusheng Peng 0 or 0.00%
Local State Senate Race
Democratic Party: Will Haskell 6,596 or 51.77%
Republican Party: Toni Boucher 5,864 or 46.03%
Independent Party: Toni Boucher 280 or 2.20%
Local State Representative, District 111
Democratic Party: Aimee Berger-Girvalo 5,888 or 48.21%
Republican Party: John H Frey 6,048 or 49.52%
Independent Party: John H Frey 278 or 2.28%
Local State Representative, District 138
Democratic Party: Kenneth Gucker 249 or 47.61%
Republican Party: Michael S Ferguson 258 or 49.33%
Working Families Party: Kenneth Gucker 0 or 0.00%
Independent Party: Michael S Ferguson 16 or 3.06%
Secretary of the State
Democratic Party: Denise W Merrill 6,747 or 53.62%
Republican Party: Susan Chapman 5,354 or 42.55%
Working Families Party: Denise W Merrill 89 or 0.71%
Independent Party: Susan Chapman 269 or 2.14%
Libertarian Party: Heather Lynn Sylvestre Gwynn 71 or 0.56%
Green Party: S Michael DeRosa 54 or 0.43%
State Treasurer
Republican Party: Thad Gray 5,560 or 44.36%
Working Families Party: Shawn Wooden 99 or 0.79%
Independent Party: Thad Gray 274 or 2.19%
Libertarian Party: Jesse Brohinsky 98 or 0.78%
Write In: W. Michael Downes 0 or 0.00%
State Comptroller
Democratic Party: Kevin Lembo 6,519 or 52.16%
Republican Party: Kurt Miller 5,461 or 43.70%
Working Families Party: Kevin Lembo 88 or 0.70%
Independent Party: Kurt Miller 274 or 2.19%
Libertarian Party: Paul Passarelli 101 or 0.81%
Green Party: Edward G Heflin 54 or 0.43%
State Attorney General
Democratic Party: William Tong 6,686 or 53.19%
Republican Party: Sue Hatfield 5,436 or 43.25%
Working Families Party: William Tong 97 or 0.77%
Independent Party: Sue Hatfield 280 or 2.23%
Green Party: Peter D Goselin 70 or 0.56%
Probate Judge
Republican Party: Daniel W O'Grady 7,773 or 100.00%
Registrar of Voters
Democratic Party: Cynthia A Bruno 293 or 56.56%
Republican Party: Wayne S Floegel 225 or 43.44%